// Station · 24m ago
KDDC
Dodge City Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 7 kt
VIS 8.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.2°C / 17.2°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 2,594 FT
37.7634°N / 99.9656°W
LOCATION · Dodge City, US
WIND
030°7 kt
KDDC · 2,594 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/7
VIS
8.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 17
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 030°/7 kt. Visibility 8.0 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 KDDC 112052Z AUTO 03007KT 8SM CLR 32/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP151 T03220172 56015
KDDC · day 11 at 20:52 UTC · wind from 030° at 7 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.1 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
030°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
02★
HDG 020°
H7 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,649'
32
HDG 320°
H2 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
14
HDG 140°
T2 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
20
HDG 200°
T7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,594 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 +22°C
5,100FT
+2,506 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,594 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+22°C
PRESSURE ALT2,432 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KEIK
(Erie Municipal Airport, Erie, elev 5,130 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+51%
-36%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+36%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%
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)
11:28ZSUNRISE
18:46ZSOLAR NOON
02:04ZSUNSET
02:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:16Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 47m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:35Z (5h 18m)
DAY LENGTH14h 36m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION9%
MOONRISE09:06Z
MOONSET23:42Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius
KGCK
VFR
Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City
- WIND
- 060° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM W
- AGE
- 22m ago
KLQR
VFR
Larned Pawnee County Airport · Larned
- WIND
- 080° / 11 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM NE
- AGE
- 21m ago
KPTT
VFR
Pratt Regional Airport · Pratt
- WIND
- 080° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT045
- DIST
- 58 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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