// Station · 11m ago
KCKN
Crookston Municipal Kirkwood Field
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 19 kt G22
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 11°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 899 FT
47.8417°N / 96.6216°W
LOCATION · Crookston, US
WIND
160°19 kt
KCKN · 899 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/19G22
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 11
ALTIM
29.98"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 160°/19 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 KCKN 301915Z AUTO 16019G22KT 10SM CLR 29/11 A2998 RMK AO2
KCKN · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 160° at 19 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 160° @ 19 ktG22
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
160°19G22 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H19 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 2,977'
13
HDG 130°
H16 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
4,300'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
31
HDG 310°
T16 kt
X9 kt LEFT
—
35
HDG 350°
T19 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
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 +16°C
2,700FT
+1,801 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV899 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT837 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHEI
(Hettinger Municipal Airport, Hettinger, elev 2,705 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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)
10:34ZSUNRISE
18:25ZSOLAR NOON
02:16ZSUNSET
02:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 49m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:55Z (7h 28m)
DAY LENGTH15h 41m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:01Z
MOONSET13:42Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTVF
VFR
Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls
- WIND
- 130° / 20 ktG25
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NE
- AGE
- 30m ago
KGFK
VFR
Grand Forks International Airport · Grand Forks
- WIND
- 140° / 20 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN160
- DIST
- 23 NM W
- AGE
- 33m ago
KRDR
VFR
Grand Forks Air Force Base · Grand Forks
- WIND
- 170° / 16 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN150
- DIST
- 32 NM W
- AGE
- 31m ago
KGAF
VFR
Hutson Field · Grafton
- WIND
- 130° / 19 ktG25
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KFAR
VFR
Hector International Airport · Fargo
- WIND
- 140° / 14 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 56 NM S
- AGE
- 33m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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