// Station · 10m ago
KCWC
Kickapoo Downtown Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 10 kt G14
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 1,003 FT
33.8578°N / 98.4904°W
LOCATION · Wichita Falls, US
WIND
120°10 kt
KCWC · 1,003 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/10G14
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 18
ALTIM
30.02"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/10 kt, gusting 14. 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 KCWC 142344Z AUTO 12010G14KT 10SM CLR 33/18 A3002 RMK AO2 PWINO
KCWC · day 14 at 23:44 UTC · wind from 120° at 10 kt, gusts to 14 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 10 ktG14
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
120°10G14 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H6 kt
X8 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,450'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
35
HDG 350°
T6 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
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 +20°C
3,300FT
+2,297 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,003 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT900 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)
11:34ZSUNRISE
18:40ZSOLAR NOON
01:47ZSUNSET
02:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:54Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 52m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:15Z (2h 21m)
DAY LENGTH14h 12m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:44Z
MOONSET01:57Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSPS
VFR
Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base · Wichita Falls
- WIND
- 110° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT065
- DIST
- 8 NM N
- AGE
- 2m ago
KFDR
VFR
Frederick Regional Airport · Frederick
- WIND
- 130° / 18 ktG28
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW070
- DIST
- 39 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
K0F2
VFR
Bowie Municipal Airport · Bowie
- WIND
- 090° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT050
- DIST
- 39 NM SE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KLAW
VFR
Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport · Lawton
- WIND
- 120° / 11 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
KRPH
VFR
Graham Municipal Airport · Graham
- WIND
- 150° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM S
- AGE
- 19m ago
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