// Station · 23m ago
K9K7
Ellsworth Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 20 kt G27
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 22°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 1,615 FT
38.7523°N / 98.2288°W
LOCATION · Ellsworth, US
WIND
150°20 kt
K9K7 · 1,615 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/20G27
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 22
ALTIM
29.77"
// Interpretation
VFR with strong winds at 150°/20 kt, gusting 27. 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 K9K7 301955Z AUTO 15020G27KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 16027/45 LTG DSNT SE
K9K7 · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 150° at 20 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 150° @ 20 ktG27
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
150°20G27 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H19 kt
X7 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,500'
12
HDG 120°
H17 kt
X10 kt RIGHT
2,229'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
30
HDG 300°
T17 kt
X10 kt LEFT
—
35
HDG 350°
T19 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,615 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 +19°C
4,100FT
+2,485 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,615 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT1,763 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGLD
(Goodland Municipal Airport, Goodland, elev 3,656 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+41%
-29%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+29%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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)
11:12ZSUNRISE
18:31ZSOLAR NOON
01:51ZSUNSET
02:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 33m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (6h 04m)
DAY LENGTH14h 39m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:40Z
MOONSET13:19Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLYO
VFR
Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport · Lyons
- WIND
- 150° / 26 ktG31
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM S
- AGE
- 23m ago
KSLN
VFR
→
IFR
09Z
Salina Municipal Airport · Salina
- WIND
- 150° / 18 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 25m ago
KRSL
VFR
→
LIFR
11Z
Russell Municipal Airport · Russell
- WIND
- 170° / 23 ktG33
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 25m ago
KMPR
VFR
Mc Pherson Airport · Mc Pherson
- WIND
- 130° / 21 ktG31
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SE
- AGE
- 23m ago
KGBD
VFR
→
LIFR
10Z
Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend
- WIND
- 160° / 18 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW049
- DIST
- 38 NM SW
- AGE
- 22m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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