// Station · 3h 55m ago · STALE
KBKX
Brookings Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.1°C / 19.4°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 1,648 FT
44.3048°N / 96.8169°W
LOCATION · Brookings, US
WIND
180°7 kt
KBKX · 1,648 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 19
ALTIM
30.18"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 180°/7 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 KBKX 141956Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP216 T03110194
KBKX · day 14 at 19:56 UTC · wind from 180° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1021.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
180°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H7 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,600'
12
HDG 120°
H4 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 86%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
30
HDG 300°
T3 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
35
HDG 350°
T7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,648 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 +19°C
3,600FT
+1,952 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,648 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT1,385 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KIEN
(Pine Ridge Airport, Pine Ridge, elev 3,333 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-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)
10:57ZSUNRISE
18:34ZSOLAR NOON
02:10ZSUNSET
02:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:46Z (2h 54m)
DAY LENGTH15h 13m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:07Z
MOONSET02:20Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMDS
VFR
Madison Municipal Airport · Madison
- WIND
- 170° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM SW
- AGE
- 16m ago
KPQN
VFR
Pipestone Municipal Airport · Pipestone
- WIND
- 190° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
K6E5
VFR
Wilder Airport · De Smet
- WIND
- 170° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
KCNB
VFR
Myers Field Airport · Canby
- WIND
- 170° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KATY
VFR
Watertown Regional Airport · Watertown
- WIND
- 180° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM N
- AGE
- 58m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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