// Station · 42m ago
KDKX
Knoxville Downtown Island Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27°C / 25°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 833 FT
35.9639°N / 83.8739°W
LOCATION · Knoxville, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KDKX · 833 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW085
T / Td
27 / 25
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 8,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KDKX 142230Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW085 27/25 A3009 RMK A01
KDKX · day 14 at 22:30 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,500 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
08
HDG 080°
—CALM
——
3,499'
26
HDG 260°
—CALM
——
3,499'
Pattern altitude: 1,833 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 +13°C
2,300FT
+1,467 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV833 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT662 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4
(Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:30ZSUNRISE
17:42ZSOLAR NOON
00:54ZSUNSET
01:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 41m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:23Z (2h 11m)
DAY LENGTH14h 23m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:39Z
MOONSET01:02Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTYS
VFR
McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville/Maryville
- WIND
- 150° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 11 NM SW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KGKT
VFR
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport · Sevierville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW100
- DIST
- 18 NM E
- AGE
- 36m ago
KJAU
VFR
Campbell County Airport - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield · Jacksboro
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW035
- DIST
- 26 NM NW
- AGE
- 37m ago
KMOR
VFR
Morristown Regional Airport · Morristown
- WIND
- 090° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW038
- DIST
- 27 NM NE
- AGE
- 37m ago
KMNV
VFR
Monroe County Airport · Madisonville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW085
- DIST
- 35 NM SW
- AGE
- 37m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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