// Station · 8m ago
KACT
Waco Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 23.3°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 516 FT
31.6113°N / 97.2305°W
LOCATION · Waco, US
WIND
180°8 kt
KACT · 516 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 23
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 180°/8 kt. 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 KACT 111451Z 18008KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02940233 53005 $
KACT · day 11 at 14:51 UTC · wind from 180° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
180°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
19★
HDG 190°
H8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 7,107'
14
HDG 140°
H6 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
5,103'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
32
HDG 320°
T6 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
01
HDG 010°
T8 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,516 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 +15°C
2,200FT
+1,684 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV516 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT354 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSOA
(Sonora Municipal Airport, Sonora, elev 2,140 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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-6)
11:33ZSUNRISE
18:35ZSOLAR NOON
01:37ZSUNSET
02:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 38m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:05Z (11h 06m)
DAY LENGTH14h 04m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:58Z
MOONSET23:03Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCNW
VFR
TSTC Waco Airport · Waco
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 8 NM E
- AGE
- 4m ago
KPWG
VFR
McGregor Executive Airport · Waco
- WIND
- 190° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW001
- DIST
- 9 NM SW
- AGE
- 3m ago
KTPL
—
Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport · Temple
- WIND
- 180° / 10 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- SCT090
- DIST
- 29 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
KINJ
VFR
Hillsboro Municipal Airport · Hillsboro
- WIND
- 210° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM N
- AGE
- 4m ago
KGOP
MVFR
Gatesville Municipal Airport · Gatesville
- WIND
- 180° / 8 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN020
- DIST
- 31 NM W
- AGE
- 24m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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