// Station · 57m ago

KCNK

Blosser Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30.6°C / 16.1°C

ALTIM 30.14 inHg

ELEV 1,486 FT

39.5493°N / 97.6523°W

LOCATION · Concordia, US

WIND

120°8 kt

KCNK · 1,486 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW060

T / Td

31 / 16

ALTIM

30.14"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 120°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KCNK 142255Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM FEW060 31/16 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP193 T03060161

KCNK · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H8 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 2,040'

18 HDG 180° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T8 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,486 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

3,400FT

+1,914 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,486 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT1,265 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSYF (Cheyenne County Municipal Airport, St Francis, elev 3,413 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+34%

-24%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+24%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-10%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,941 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:16ZSUNRISE

18:37ZSOLAR NOON

01:59ZSUNSET

02:30ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:30Z (2h 37m) DAY LENGTH14h 43m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:25Z MOONSET02:08Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KHJH

VFR

Hebron Municipal Airport · Hebron

WIND: 130° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

KSLN

VFR

Salina Municipal Airport · Salina

WIND: 110° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM S
AGE: 59m ago

KMYZ

VFR

Marysville Municipal Airport · Marysville

WIND: 100° / 5 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: SCT044
DIST: 51 NM E
AGE: 17m ago

KFRI

VFR

Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley (Junction City)

WIND: 150° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 51 NM SE
AGE: 57m ago

KMHK

VFR

Manhattan Regional Airport · Manhattan

WIND: 150° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 52 NM SE
AGE: 1h 0m ago

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