// Station · 19m ago

KDDC

Dodge City Regional Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 100° / 11 kt

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 19.4°C / 16.7°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 2,594 FT

37.7634°N / 99.9656°W

LOCATION · Dodge City, US

WIND

100°11 kt

KDDC · 2,594 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/11

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

19 / 17

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Moderate winds at 100°/11 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: HZ. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KDDC 271352Z AUTO 10011KT 5SM HZ CLR 19/17 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP128 T01940167

KDDC · day 27 at 13:52 UTC · wind from 100° at 11 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 11 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

100°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14★ HDG 140° H8 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,899'

02 HDG 020° H2 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

20 HDG 200° T2 kt X11 kt LEFT —

32 HDG 320° T8 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

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 +9°C

3,600FT

+1,006 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV2,594 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT2,520 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGLD (Goodland Municipal Airport, Goodland, elev 3,656 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,392 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:23ZSUNRISE

18:38ZSOLAR NOON

01:53ZSUNSET

02:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (12h 12m) DAY LENGTH14h 30m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE20:12Z MOONSET10:43Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KDDC.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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