// Station · 9m ago

KEMP

Emporia Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 13 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.2°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 1,208 FT

38.3321°N / 96.1912°W

LOCATION · Emporia, US

WIND

150°13 kt

KEMP · 1,208 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/13G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT085

T / Td

27 / 21

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 150°/13 kt, gusting 19. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KEMP 302053Z AUTO 15013G19KT 10SM SCT085 27/21 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 17026/1955 RAB1959E10 SLP080 P0000 60002 T02720206 58018

KEMP · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 150° at 13 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 8,500 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 13 ktG19

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

150°13G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

19★ HDG 190° H10 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,005'

06 HDG 060° H0 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 68%

24 HDG 240° H0 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 68%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

01 HDG 010° T10 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,208 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 +15°C

3,100FT

+1,892 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,208 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,326 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K36K (Kearny County Airport, Lakin, elev 3,077 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+31%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT085

Scattered · base 8,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,945 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:05ZSUNRISE

18:23ZSOLAR NOON

01:42ZSUNSET

02:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:13Z (5h 10m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:35Z MOONSET13:12Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KUKL

VFR

Coffey County Airport · Burlington

WIND: 170° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 7m ago

K13K

VFR

Eureka Municipal Airport · Eureka

WIND: 110° / 21 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT025
DIST: 29 NM S
AGE: 7m ago

KFOE

MVFR → VFR 07Z

Topeka Regional Airport · Topeka

WIND: 120° / 11 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN023
DIST: 45 NM NE
AGE: 2m ago

KEQA

VFR

Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport · El Dorado

WIND: 130° / 13 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM SW
AGE: 7m ago

KOWI

—

Ottawa Municipal Airport · Ottawa

WIND: 110° / 10 ktG16
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM E
AGE: 7m ago

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