// Station · 5m ago
KAUW
Wausau Downtown Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 1,201 FT
44.9262°N / 89.6266°W
LOCATION · Wausau, US
WIND
300°6 kt
KAUW · 1,201 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 18
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 300°/6 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 KAUW 111354Z AUTO 30006KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02440183 $
KAUW · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind from 300° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 300° @ 6 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
300°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H6 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 4,950'
30W
HDG 300°
H6 kt
X0 kt —
8,000'
22
HDG 220°
H1 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
04
HDG 040°
T1 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
12
HDG 120°
T6 kt
X0 kt —
—
12W
HDG 120°
T6 kt
X0 kt —
—
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 +11°C
2,400FT
+1,199 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,201 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT989 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRBE
(Rock County Airport, Bassett, elev 2,349 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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)
10:23ZSUNRISE
18:05ZSOLAR NOON
01:46ZSUNSET
02:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 46m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (12h 22m)
DAY LENGTH15h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:47Z
MOONSET23:09Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCWA
VFR
Central Wisconsin Airport · Mosinee
- WIND
- 330° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 9 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 9m ago
KRRL
VFR
Merrill Municipal Airport · Merrill
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM N
- AGE
- 4m ago
KSTE
VFR
Stevens Point Municipal Airport · Stevens Point
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM S
- AGE
- 4m ago
KAIG
VFR
Langlade County Airport · Antigo
- WIND
- 240° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM NE
- AGE
- 24m ago
KMFI
VFR
Marshfield Municipal Airport · Marshfield
- WIND
- 300° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SW
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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