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// Station · 25m ago

KAAO

Colonel James Jabara Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31.1°C / 16.7°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 1,421 FT
37.7476°N / 97.2211°W
LOCATION · Wichita, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KAAO · 1,421 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW060
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.14"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 ft. 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 KAAO 142054Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW060 31/17 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP191 T03110167 58013

KAAO · day 14 at 20:54 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
18 HDG 180° CALM 6,101'
36 HDG 360° CALM 6,101'
Pattern altitude: 2,421 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 +18°C

3,400FT
+1,979 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,700 2,700 1,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,421 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT1,200 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSYF (Cheyenne County Municipal Airport, St Francis, elev 3,413 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+34%
-24%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+24%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-10%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,128 FT FEW060 KAAO ELEV · 1,421 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW060
Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,128 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:19ZSUNRISE
18:35ZSOLAR NOON
01:52ZSUNSET
02:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (5h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 32m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:24Z MOONSET01:56Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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