// Station · 11m ago

K36K

Kearny County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 17 kt G24

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 34°C / 17°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 3,077 FT

37.9695°N / 101.2550°W

LOCATION · Lakin, US

WIND

160°17 kt

K36K · 3,077 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/17G24

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

34 / 17

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 160°/17 kt, gusting 24. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K36K 282255Z AUTO 16017G24KT 10SM CLR 34/17 A3004 RMK AO2

K36K · day 28 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 160° at 17 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 17 ktG24

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

160°17G24 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14★ HDG 140° H16 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,400'

20 HDG 200° H13 kt X11 kt LEFT 2,600'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

02 HDG 020° T13 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

32 HDG 320° T16 kt X6 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 +25°C

5,900FT

+2,823 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV3,077 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+25°C PRESSURE ALT2,953 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAPA (Centennial Airport, Denver, elev 5,885 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+59%

-41%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+41%

-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL20,249 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

12:12ZSUNRISE

18:47ZSOLAR NOON

01:22ZSUNSET

01:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:49Z (2h 43m) DAY LENGTH13h 09m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE00:55Z MOONSET14:05Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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