// Station · 17m ago
KEQA
Captain Jack Thomas El Dorado Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 32°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 1,378 FT
37.7741°N / 96.8176°W
LOCATION · El Dorado, US
WIND
070°6 kt
KEQA · 1,378 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT055
T / Td
32 / 17
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 070°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered 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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METAR KEQA 142255Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM SCT055 32/17 A3012 RMK AO2
KEQA · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 070° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,500 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
070°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H5 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,204'
15
HDG 150°
H1 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
33
HDG 330°
T1 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
22
HDG 220°
T5 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
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 +19°C
3,500FT
+2,122 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,378 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT1,174 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSYF
(Cheyenne County Municipal Airport, St Francis, elev 3,413 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:17ZSUNRISE
18:34ZSOLAR NOON
01:50ZSUNSET
02:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 38m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:21Z (3h 08m)
DAY LENGTH14h 32m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:26Z
MOONSET01:59Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K3AU
VFR
Augusta Municipal Airport · Augusta
- WIND
- 060° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT060
- DIST
- 14 NM SW
- AGE
- 37m ago
KAAO
VFR
Colonel James Jabara Airport · Wichita
- WIND
- 080° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KBEC
VFR
Beech Factory Airport · Wichita
- WIND
- 080° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT110
- DIST
- 19 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KIAB
VFR
McConnell Air Force Base · Wichita
- WIND
- 090° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM SW
- AGE
- 17m ago
K13K
VFR
Eureka Municipal Airport · Eureka
- WIND
- 080° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM E
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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