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// Station · 39m ago

KCWC

Kickapoo Downtown Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 14 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 34°C / 19°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 1,003 FT
33.8578°N / 98.4904°W
LOCATION · Wichita Falls, US
N
WIND
100°14 kt
KCWC · 1,003 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/14G17
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT055 SCT095 SCT120
 
 
 
T / Td
34 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 100°/14 kt, gusting 17. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 5,500 ft, scattered at 9,500 ft, and scattered at 12,000 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 KCWC 142224Z AUTO 10014G17KT 10SM SCT055 SCT095 SCT120 34/19 A3003 RMK AO2 PWINO

KCWC · day 14 at 22:24 UTC · wind from 100° at 14 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,500 ft · scattered layer at 9,500 ft · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 14 ktG17
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
100°14G17 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
17 HDG 170° H5 kt X13 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,450'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
35 HDG 350° T5 kt X13 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 +21°C

3,400FT
+2,397 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
3,700 2,550 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,003 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT891 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPVW (Hale County Airport, Plainview, elev 3,374 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,175 FT SCT055 SCT095 SCT120 KCWC ELEV · 1,003 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT120
Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT095
Scattered · base 9,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT055
Scattered · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL18,175 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:34ZSUNRISE
18:40ZSOLAR NOON
01:47ZSUNSET
02:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:15Z (3h 12m) DAY LENGTH14h 12m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:42Z MOONSET01:55Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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