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// KAUW · Wausau Downtown Airport · Wausau

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KAUW

Wausau Downtown Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 4,900 ft
T/Td 20.6°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 29.67 inHg
ELEV 1,201 FT
44.9262°N / 89.6266°W
LOCATION · Wausau, US
N
WIND
080°7 kt
KAUW · 1,201 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC049
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC049
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.67"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,900 ft. Light winds at 080°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 4,900 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 KAUW 130054Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM OVC049 21/18 A2967 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND E RAB10E22 SLP048 P0002 T02060183 $

KAUW · day 13 at 00:54 UTC · wind from 080° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 4,900 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.67" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 7 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
080°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
04★ HDG 040° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,085'
12 HDG 120° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 4,950'
12W HDG 120° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 8,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
22 HDG 220° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT —
30 HDG 300° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —
30W HDG 300° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —
Pattern altitude: 2,201 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 +8°C

2,500FT
+1,299 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
3,700 2,600 1,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,201 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT1,449 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCZD (Cozad Municipal Airport, Cozad, elev 2,503 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,605 FT OVC049 · CEILING KAUW ELEV · 1,201 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC049
Overcast · base 4,900 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,605 ft VFR MARGIN+1,900 ft

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

12:11ZSUNRISE
17:46ZSOLAR NOON
23:21ZSUNSET
23:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:55Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:50Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 09m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:33Z MOONSET00:43Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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