// Station · 11m ago
KCWC
Kickapoo Downtown Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 15 kt G24
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 29.82 inHg
ELEV 1,003 FT
33.8578°N / 98.4904°W
LOCATION · Wichita Falls, US
WIND
190°15 kt
KCWC · 1,003 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/15G24
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 21
ALTIM
29.82"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 190°/15 kt, gusting 24. Visibility 7.0 SM 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 KCWC 301915Z AUTO 19015G24KT 7SM CLR 31/21 A2982 RMK AO2 T03100211
KCWC · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 190° at 15 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.82" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 190° @ 15 ktG24
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
190°15G24 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H14 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,450'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
35
HDG 350°
T14 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,003 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
3,300FT
+2,297 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,003 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,101 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGNC
(Gaines County Airport, Seminole, elev 3,315 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:26ZSUNRISE
18:32ZSOLAR NOON
01:39ZSUNSET
02:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 13m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:08Z (6h 41m)
DAY LENGTH14h 13m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:52Z
MOONSET13:06Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSPS
VFR
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base · Wichita Falls
- WIND
- 170° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW042
- DIST
- 8 NM N
- AGE
- 34m ago
K0F2
VFR
Bowie Municipal Airport · Bowie
- WIND
- 190° / 12 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KLAW
VFR
Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport · Lawton
- WIND
- 190° / 12 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM N
- AGE
- 33m ago
KRPH
VFR
Graham Municipal Airport · Graham
- WIND
- 170° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW140
- DIST
- 45 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
KF05
VFR
Wilbarger County Airport · Vernon
- WIND
- 150° / 11 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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