// Station · 9m ago
KEQA
Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 13 kt G22
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 22°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 1,378 FT
37.7741°N / 96.8176°W
LOCATION · El Dorado, US
WIND
130°13 kt
KEQA · 1,378 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/13G22
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 22
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 130°/13 kt, gusting 22. 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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METAR KEQA 302055Z AUTO 13013G22KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A2980 RMK AO2
KEQA · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 13 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 13 ktG22
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
130°13G22 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
15★
HDG 150°
H12 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,200'
04
HDG 040°
H0 kt
X13 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 59%
22
HDG 220°
H0 kt
X13 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 59%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
33
HDG 330°
T12 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,378 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 +18°C
3,700FT
+2,322 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,378 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,496 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGLD
(Goodland Municipal Airport, Goodland, elev 3,656 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%
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-6)
11:09ZSUNRISE
18:26ZSOLAR NOON
01:43ZSUNSET
02:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 38m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:13Z (5h 08m)
DAY LENGTH14h 33m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:39Z
MOONSET13:13Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K3AU
VFR
Augusta Municipal Airport · Augusta
- WIND
- 110° / 14 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KAAO
VFR
Colonel James Jabara Airport · Wichita
- WIND
- 110° / 15 ktG27
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
KBEC
VFR
Beech Factory Airport · Wichita
- WIND
- 130° / 16 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM W
- AGE
- 9m ago
KIAB
VFR
McConnell Air Force Base · Wichita
- WIND
- 130° / 16 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW170
- DIST
- 23 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
K13K
VFR
Eureka Municipal Airport · Eureka
- WIND
- 110° / 21 ktG25
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT025
- DIST
- 25 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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