// Station · 13m ago
K36K
Kearny County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 10 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 7°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 3,077 FT
37.9695°N / 101.2550°W
LOCATION · Lakin, US
WIND
160°10 kt
K36K · 3,077 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/10G16
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 7
ALTIM
29.77"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 160°/10 kt, gusting 16. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K36K 301915Z AUTO 16010G16KT 10SM CLR 32/07 A2977 RMK AO2
K36K · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 160° at 10 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 160° @ 10 ktG16
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
160°10G16 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H9 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,400'
20
HDG 200°
H8 kt
X6 kt LEFT
2,600'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
02
HDG 020°
T8 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
32
HDG 320°
T9 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,077 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL).
Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying.
// On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.
// Density altitude · ISA +23°C
6,000FT
+2,923 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,077 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+23°C
PRESSURE ALT3,225 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K4V1
(Spanish Peaks Airfield, Walsenburg, elev 6,047 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+60%
-42%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+42%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%
Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:26ZSUNRISE
18:44ZSOLAR NOON
02:01ZSUNSET
02:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:32Z (7h 03m)
DAY LENGTH14h 35m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:53Z
MOONSET13:28Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KULS
VFR
Ulysses Airport · Ulysses
- WIND
- 220° / 18 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
K3K3
VFR
Syracuse Hamilton County Municipal Airport · Syracuse
- WIND
- 200° / 17 ktG25
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM W
- AGE
- 13m ago
KGCK
VFR
Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City
- WIND
- 230° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM E
- AGE
- 34m ago
K3K7
VFR
Mark Hoard Memorial Airport · Leoti
- WIND
- 180° / 20 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
KTQK
VFR
Scott City Municipal Airport · Scott City
- WIND
- 180° / 13 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NE
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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