// Station · 13m ago
KCID
The Eastern Iowa Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.8°C / 17.8°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 869 FT
41.8847°N / 91.7108°W
LOCATION · Cedar Rapids, US
WIND
070°4 kt
KCID · 869 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 18
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 070°/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 111252Z 07004KT 10SM CLR 23/18 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02280178 $
KCID · day 11 at 12:52 UTC · wind from 070° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
070°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 +9°C
1,800FT
+931 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV869 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT716 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KISB
(Sibley Municipal Airport, Sibley, elev 1,538 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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)
10:42ZSUNRISE
18:13ZSOLAR NOON
01:44ZSUNSET
02:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 38m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (13h 11m)
DAY LENGTH15h 01m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:04Z
MOONSET23:05Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KIOW
VFR
Iowa City Municipal Airport · Iowa City
- WIND
- 060° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM SE
- AGE
- 13m ago
KMXO
VFR
Monticello Regional Airport · Monticello
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KIIB
VFR
Independence Municipal Airport · Independence
- WIND
- 090° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM N
- AGE
- 10m ago
KAWG
—
Washington Municipal Airport · Washington
- WIND
- 060° / 5 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
KMUT
VFR
Muscatine Municipal Airport · Muscatine
- WIND
- 020° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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