// Station · 10m ago
KCSQ
Creston Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 13 kt G20
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 19°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 1,300 FT
41.0214°N / 94.3633°W
LOCATION · Creston, US
WIND
160°13 kt
KCSQ · 1,300 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/13G20
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 19
ALTIM
29.94"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 160°/13 kt, gusting 20. 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 KCSQ 301915Z AUTO 16013G20KT 10SM CLR 25/19 A2994 RMK AO2
KCSQ · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 160° at 13 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 160° @ 13 ktG20
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
160°13G20 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
16★
HDG 160°
H13 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 4,901'
22
HDG 220°
H7 kt
X11 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 55%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
04
HDG 040°
T6 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
—
34
HDG 340°
T13 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 2,300 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 +13°C
2,800FT
+1,500 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,300 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT1,277 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBF
(North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, North Platte, elev 2,777 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
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)
10:49ZSUNRISE
18:16ZSOLAR NOON
01:42ZSUNSET
02:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:25Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:15Z (6h 50m)
DAY LENGTH14h 52m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:16Z
MOONSET13:09Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KI75
MVFR
Osceola Municipal Airport · Osceola
- WIND
- 120° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN020
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 10m ago
KICL
VFR
Schenck Field · Clarinda
- WIND
- 150° / 8 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SW
- AGE
- 10m ago
KAIO
MVFR
Atlantic Municipal Airport · Atlantic
- WIND
- 130° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN019
- DIST
- 39 NM NW
- AGE
- 10m ago
KRDK
VFR
Red Oak Municipal Airport · Red Oak
- WIND
- 140° / 11 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 41 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
KDSM
VFR
Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines
- WIND
- 140° / 15 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN120
- DIST
- 44 NM NE
- AGE
- 31m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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