// Station · 3m ago
KCKN
Crookston Municipal Kirkwood Field
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 32°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 899 FT
47.8417°N / 96.6216°W
LOCATION · Crookston, US
WIND
030°6 kt
KCKN · 899 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT037
T / Td
32 / 24
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 030°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,700 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KCKN 142115Z AUTO 03006KT 10SM SCT037 32/24 A3010 RMK AO2
KCKN · day 14 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 030° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,700 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
030°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
35★
HDG 350°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 2,977'
31
HDG 310°
H1 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
13
HDG 130°
T1 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
17
HDG 170°
T5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,899 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
2,900FT
+2,001 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV899 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT716 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBWW
(Bowman Regional Airport, Bowman, elev 2,965 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
10:43ZSUNRISE
18:33ZSOLAR NOON
02:23ZSUNSET
03:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 04m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:02Z (5h 43m)
DAY LENGTH15h 40m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:48Z
MOONSET02:28Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTVF
VFR
Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls
- WIND
- 050° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NE
- AGE
- 22m ago
KGFK
VFR
Grand Forks International Airport · Grand Forks
- WIND
- 030° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT120
- DIST
- 23 NM W
- AGE
- 25m ago
KRDR
VFR
Grand Forks Air Force Base · Grand Forks
- WIND
- 050° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT049
- DIST
- 32 NM W
- AGE
- 23m ago
KGAF
VFR
Hutson Field · Grafton
- WIND
- 020° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM NW
- AGE
- 3m ago
KFAR
VFR
Hector International Airport · Fargo
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 56 NM S
- AGE
- 25m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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