// Station · 56m ago
KCID
The Eastern Iowa Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17.2°C / 11.7°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 869 FT
41.8847°N / 91.7108°W
LOCATION · Cedar Rapids, US
WIND
010°4 kt
KCID · 869 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 12
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 010°/4 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 KCID 270852Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01720117 50004
KCID · day 27 at 08:52 UTC · wind from 010° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 010° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
010°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
8,600'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
8,600'
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
6,200'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
6,200'
Pattern altitude: 1,869 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 +4°C
1,300FT
+431 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV869 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+4°C
PRESSURE ALT816 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMCW
(Mason City Municipal Airport, Mason City, elev 1,213 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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)
10:38ZSUNRISE
18:05ZSOLAR NOON
01:32ZSUNSET
02:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:48Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 44m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:05Z (16h 17m)
DAY LENGTH14h 54m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE19:19Z
MOONSET10:13Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KALO
VFR
Waterloo Regional Airport · Waterloo
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC110
- DIST
- 51 NM NW
- AGE
- 54m ago
KDBQ
VFR
Dubuque Regional Airport · Dubuque
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 54 NM NE
- AGE
- 55m ago
KOTM
VFR
Ottumwa Regional Airport · Ottumwa
- WIND
- 350° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 57 NM SW
- AGE
- 55m ago
KMLI
VFR
Quad City International Airport · Moline
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 60 NM SE
- AGE
- 56m ago
KBRL
VFR
Southeast Iowa Regional Airport · Burlington
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 71 NM S
- AGE
- 55m ago
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