// Station · 24m ago
KBEC
Beech Factory Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30.6°C / 15.5°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 1,408 FT
37.6945°N / 97.2150°W
LOCATION · Wichita, US
WIND
100°7 kt
KBEC · 1,408 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT110
T / Td
31 / 16
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 100°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 11,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KBEC 142355Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM SCT110 31/16 A3010 RMK AO2 T03060155 10316 20287
KBEC · day 14 at 23:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 11,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
100°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
01★
HDG 010°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 8,001'
19
HDG 190°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
Pattern altitude: 2,408 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 +18°C
3,400FT
+1,992 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,408 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,225 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSYF
(Cheyenne County Municipal Airport, St Francis, elev 3,413 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+34%
-24%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+24%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-10%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:19ZSUNRISE
18:35ZSOLAR NOON
01:52ZSUNSET
02:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT00:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (2h 03m)
DAY LENGTH14h 32m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:30Z
MOONSET02:02Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KAAO
VFR
Colonel James Jabara Airport · Wichita
- WIND
- 090° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 3 NM N
- AGE
- 25m ago
KIAB
VFR
McConnell Air Force Base · Wichita
- WIND
- 080° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 5 NM SW
- AGE
- 24m ago
K3AU
VFR
Augusta Municipal Airport · Augusta
- WIND
- 090° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 7 NM E
- AGE
- 24m ago
KICT
VFR
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · Wichita
- WIND
- 090° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW065
- DIST
- 10 NM W
- AGE
- 26m ago
KEQA
VFR
Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport · El Dorado
- WIND
- 080° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM E
- AGE
- 24m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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