// Station · 22m ago
KBEC
Beech Factory Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 16 kt G22
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.5°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 1,408 FT
37.6945°N / 97.2150°W
LOCATION · Wichita, US
WIND
110°16 kt
KBEC · 1,408 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/16G22
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 22
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 110°/16 kt, gusting 22. 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 KBEC 302035Z AUTO 11016G22KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2980 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E T02850217
KBEC · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind from 110° at 16 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 110° @ 16 ktG22
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
110°16G22 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
19★
HDG 190°
H3 kt
X16 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 8,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
01
HDG 010°
T3 kt
X16 kt RIGHT
—
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 +17°C
3,500FT
+2,092 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,408 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT1,526 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
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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)
11:11ZSUNRISE
18:27ZSOLAR NOON
01:44ZSUNSET
02:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:57Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 47m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:15Z (5h 17m)
DAY LENGTH14h 33m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:40Z
MOONSET13:14Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KAAO
VFR
Colonel James Jabara Airport · Wichita
- WIND
- 110° / 15 ktG27
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 3 NM N
- AGE
- 3m ago
KIAB
VFR
McConnell Air Force Base · Wichita
- WIND
- 130° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW170
- DIST
- 5 NM SW
- AGE
- 2m ago
K3AU
VFR
Augusta Municipal Airport · Augusta
- WIND
- 110° / 14 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 7 NM E
- AGE
- 22m ago
KICT
VFR
→
MVFR
10Z
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · Wichita
- WIND
- 110° / 17 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 10 NM W
- AGE
- 4m ago
KEQA
VFR
Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport · El Dorado
- WIND
- 120° / 17 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM E
- AGE
- 22m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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