// Station · 7m ago
KCKP
Cherokee County Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 21°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 1,227 FT
42.7317°N / 95.5559°W
LOCATION · Cherokee, US
WIND
160°6 kt
KCKP · 1,227 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 21
ALTIM
30.17"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 160°/6 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 KCKP 142255Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 31/21 A3017 RMK AO2
KCKP · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 160° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 160° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
160°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
18★
HDG 180°
H6 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,001'
19
HDG 190°
H5 kt
X3 kt LEFT
1,941'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
01
HDG 010°
T5 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
36
HDG 360°
T6 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,227 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
3,100FT
+1,873 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,227 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT973 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KOEL
(Oakley Municipal Airport, Oakley, elev 3,045 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:57ZSUNRISE
18:29ZSOLAR NOON
02:00ZSUNSET
02:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 58m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:34Z (3h 32m)
DAY LENGTH15h 02m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:05Z
MOONSET02:08Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSLB
VFR
Storm Lake Municipal Airport · Storm Lake
- WIND
- 150° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM SE
- AGE
- 27m ago
KSPW
VFR
Spencer Municipal Airport · Spencer
- WIND
- 200° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSXK
VFR
Sioux County Regional Airport · Maurice
- WIND
- 180° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KSUX
VFR
Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field · Sioux City
- WIND
- 130° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM SW
- AGE
- 10m ago
KDNS
—
Denison Municipal Airport · Denison
- WIND
- 220° / 4 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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