// Station · 55m ago
KDIK
Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15.6°C / 8.9°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 2,592 FT
46.7975°N / 102.8019°W
LOCATION · Dickinson, US
WIND
170°6 kt
KDIK · 2,592 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
16 / 9
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 170°/6 kt. 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 KDIK 271056Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP104 T01560089
KDIK · day 27 at 10:56 UTC · wind from 170° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
170°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H5 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 7,301'
25
HDG 250°
H1 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
07
HDG 070°
T1 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
32
HDG 320°
T5 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,592 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 +6°C
3,300FT
+708 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,592 FT
OAT+16°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT2,619 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRCA
(Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, elev 3,276 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)
11:05ZSUNRISE
18:49ZSOLAR NOON
02:33ZSUNSET
03:11ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 42m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:11Z (15h 20m)
DAY LENGTH15h 27m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE19:50Z
MOONSET11:18Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
KBIS
VFR
Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck
- WIND
- 070° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 84 NM E
- AGE
- 59m ago
KGDV
VFR
Dawson Community Airport · Glendive
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 85 NM W
- AGE
- 55m ago
KXWA
VFR
Williston Basin International Airport · Williston
- WIND
- 090° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 96 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KMOT
VFR
Minot International Airport · Minot
- WIND
- 080° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 107 NM NE
- AGE
- 57m ago
KMIB
VFR
Minot Air Force Base · Minot
- WIND
- 120° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 113 NM NE
- AGE
- 56m ago
// Area map · 120 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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