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// Station · 56m ago

KEAR

Kearney Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 12.8°C / 11.1°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 2,131 FT
40.7270°N / 99.0068°W
LOCATION · Kearney, US
N
WIND
080°5 kt
KEAR · 2,131 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/5 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KEAR 271056Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 13/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01280111

KEAR · day 27 at 10:56 UTC · wind from 080° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
080°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
13 HDG 130° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,498'
36 HDG 360° H1 kt X5 kt RIGHT 7,094'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
18 HDG 180° T1 kt X5 kt LEFT
31 HDG 310° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 3,131 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 +2°C

2,300FT
+169 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
4,900 3,400 1,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,131 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT2,049 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMCK (McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, McCook, elev 2,583 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,596 FT KEAR ELEV · 2,131 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL8,596 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:11ZSUNRISE
18:34ZSOLAR NOON
01:58ZSUNSET
02:30ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:30Z (14h 38m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:55Z MOONSET10:43Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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