// Station · 6m ago

KAFK

Nebraska City Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 100° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30.2°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.16 inHg

ELEV 1,165 FT

40.6069°N / 95.8657°W

LOCATION · Nebraska City, US

WIND

100°5 kt

KAFK · 1,165 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT041 SCT050

T / Td

30 / 21

ALTIM

30.16"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 100°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,100 ft, and scattered at 5,000 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 KAFK 142255Z AUTO 10005KT 10SM SCT041 SCT050 30/21 A3016 RMK AO2 T03020211

KAFK · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,100 ft · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

100°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

05★ HDG 050° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,550'

15 HDG 150° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 4,501'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

23 HDG 230° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

33 HDG 330° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,165 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 +17°C

3,000FT

+1,835 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,165 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT923 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF (Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT050

Scattered · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT041

Scattered · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,418 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:05ZSUNRISE

18:30ZSOLAR NOON

01:55ZSUNSET

02:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:27Z (3h 25m) DAY LENGTH14h 49m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:13Z MOONSET02:03Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KPMV

VFR

Plattsmouth Municipal Airport · Plattsmouth

WIND: 110° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

KSDA

VFR

Shenandoah Municipal Airport · Shenandoah

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM NE
AGE: 31m ago

KOFF

VFR

Offutt Air Force Base · Omaha

WIND: 160° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT045
DIST: 31 NM N
AGE: 1h 6m ago

KFNB

VFR

Brenner Field · Falls City

WIND: 100° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW046
DIST: 34 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

KRDK

VFR

Red Oak Municipal Airport · Red Oak

WIND: 120° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM NE
AGE: 26m ago

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