// Station · 7m ago
KECS
Mondell Field
CAT —
WIND 170° / 9 kt G16
VIS —
CEILING CLR
T/Td 37°C / 0°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 4,174 FT
43.8838°N / 104.3142°W
LOCATION · Newcastle, US
WIND
170°9 kt
KECS · 4,174 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/9G16
VIS
—
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
37 / 0
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 170°/9 kt, gusting 16. Visibility unreported 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 KECS 142255Z AUTO 17009G16KT 122V182 CLR 37/00 A3011 RMK AO2 PWINO
KECS · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 170° at 9 kt, gusts to 16 kt · temp 37°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 9 ktG16
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
170°9G16 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H8 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,310'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
32
HDG 320°
T8 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 5,174 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 +30°C
7,600FT
+3,426 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV4,174 FT
OAT+37°C
ISA DELTA+30°C
PRESSURE ALT3,982 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KEMM
(Kemmerer Municipal Airport, Kemmerer, elev 7,285 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+76%
-53%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+53%
-34%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+30%
-23%
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
19:04ZSOLAR NOON
02:39ZSUNSET
03:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:14Z (4h 12m)
DAY LENGTH15h 10m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:37Z
MOONSET02:47Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCUT
VFR
Custer County Airport · Custer
- WIND
- 130° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSPF
VFR
Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field · Spearfish
- WIND
- 110° / 16 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KW43
VFR
Hulett Municipal Airport · Hulett
- WIND
- 050° / 12 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 48 NM N
- AGE
- 7m ago
K49B
VFR
Sturgis Municipal Airport · Sturgis
- WIND
- 140° / 17 ktG25
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 52 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KRAP
VFR
Rapid City Regional Airport · Rapid City
- WIND
- 130° / 15 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 55 NM E
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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