// Station · 17m ago

KAFK

Nebraska City Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29.9°C / 21.4°C

ALTIM 30.16 inHg

ELEV 1,165 FT

40.6069°N / 95.8657°W

LOCATION · Nebraska City, US

WIND

110°3 kt

KAFK · 1,165 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT041 SCT048 SCT050

T / Td

30 / 21

ALTIM

30.16"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 110°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,100 ft, scattered at 4,800 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 142335Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM SCT041 SCT048 SCT050 30/21 A3016 RMK AO2 T02990214

KAFK · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 110° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,100 ft · scattered layer at 4,800 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 110° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

110°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 4,501'

33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 4,501'

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 2,550'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 2,550'

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

2,900FT

+1,735 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 MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT050

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

SCT048

Scattered · base 4,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT041

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,266 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:05ZSUNRISE

18:30ZSOLAR NOON

01:55ZSUNSET

02:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:27Z (2h 34m) DAY LENGTH14h 49m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:15Z MOONSET02:04Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KPMV

VFR

Plattsmouth Municipal Airport · Plattsmouth

WIND: 090° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT046
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

KSDA

VFR

Shenandoah Municipal Airport · Shenandoah

WIND: 150° / 4 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 22 NM NE
AGE: 22m ago

KOFF

VFR

Offutt Air Force Base · Omaha

WIND: 120° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW045
DIST: 31 NM N
AGE: 57m ago

KFNB

VFR

Brenner Field · Falls City

WIND: 100° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW046
DIST: 34 NM S
AGE: 59m ago

KRDK

VFR

Red Oak Municipal Airport · Red Oak

WIND: 100° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

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