// Station · 8m ago
KCPS
St Louis Downtown Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.2°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 413 FT
38.5707°N / 90.1562°W
LOCATION · Cahokia/St Louis, US
WIND
050°8 kt
KCPS · 413 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 22
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 050°/8 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 KCPS 142253Z 05008KT 10SM CLR 32/22 A3008 RMK AO2 PK WND 06029/2158 SLP184 T03220217 $
KCPS · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 050° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 8 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
050°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H8 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 2,799'
12L
HDG 120°
H3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
12R
HDG 120°
H3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
30R
HDG 300°
T3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
30L
HDG 300°
T3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
23
HDG 230°
T8 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,413 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
2,400FT
+1,987 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV413 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT251 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KNRN
(Norton Municipal Airport, Norton, elev 2,383 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%
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)
10:48ZSUNRISE
18:07ZSOLAR NOON
01:26ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 25m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (2h 56m)
DAY LENGTH14h 37m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:56Z
MOONSET01:34Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSTL
VFR
St. Louis Lambert International Airport · St Louis
- WIND
- 050° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW049
- DIST
- 15 NM NW
- AGE
- 10m ago
KBLV
VFR
Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport · Belleville
- WIND
- 080° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT040
- DIST
- 15 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 6m ago
KALN
VFR
St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis
- WIND
- 040° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
KSUS
VFR
Spirit of St Louis Airport · St Louis
- WIND
- 040° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
KSET
VFR
St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field · St Charles
- WIND
- 030° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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