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// Station · 17m ago

KELK

Elk City Regional Business Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31.7°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 2,013 FT
35.4308°N / 99.3943°W
LOCATION · Elk City, US
N
WIND
100°9 kt
KELK · 2,013 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW055
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 100°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,500 ft. 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 KELK 142155Z AUTO 10009KT 10SM FEW055 32/18 A3008 RMK AO2 T03170180 $

KELK · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,500 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
100°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
17 HDG 170° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,399'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
35 HDG 350° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 3,013 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 +20°C

4,300FT
+2,287 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
4,600 3,500 2,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,013 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT1,851 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCVS (Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, elev 4,295 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+43%
-30%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+30%
-19%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+17%
-13%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,023 FT FEW055 KELK ELEV · 2,013 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW055
Few · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL18,023 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:34ZSUNRISE
18:44ZSOLAR NOON
01:54ZSUNSET
02:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:24Z (4h 11m) DAY LENGTH14h 20m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:40Z MOONSET02:01Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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

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