// Station · 34m ago

KAAO

Colonel James Jabara Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 11 kt G21

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27.8°C / 19.4°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 1,421 FT

37.7476°N / 97.2211°W

LOCATION · Wichita, US

WIND

110°11 kt

KAAO · 1,421 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/11G21

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 19

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 110°/11 kt, gusting 21. 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 KAAO 301854Z AUTO 11011G21KT 10SM CLR 28/19 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02780194

KAAO · day 30 at 18:54 UTC · wind from 110° at 11 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 11 ktG21

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

110°11G21 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H4 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,101'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T4 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

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 +16°C

3,400FT

+1,979 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,421 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,510 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 · 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 LEVEL15,461 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:11ZSUNRISE

18:27ZSOLAR NOON

01:44ZSUNSET

02:15ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:15Z (6h 46m) DAY LENGTH14h 33m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:37Z MOONSET13:11Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KBEC

VFR

Beech Factory Airport · Wichita

WIND: 110° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 3 NM S
AGE: 13m ago

KIAB

VFR

McConnell Air Force Base · Wichita

WIND: 120° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN190
DIST: 8 NM S
AGE: 33m ago

K3AU

VFR

Augusta Municipal Airport · Augusta

WIND: 080° / 16 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT080
DIST: 8 NM SE
AGE: 13m ago

KICT

VFR → MVFR 10Z

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · Wichita

WIND: 110° / 13 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 11 NM SW
AGE: 35m ago

KEWK

VFR

Newton City-County Airport · Newton

WIND: 120° / 21 ktG28
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM N
AGE: 32m ago

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