// Station · 6m ago

KEWK

Newton City-County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 21 kt G28

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27.8°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 1,533 FT

38.0582°N / 97.2745°W

LOCATION · Newton, US

WIND

140°21 kt

KEWK · 1,533 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/21G28

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 21

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 140°/21 kt, gusting 28. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KEWK 302056Z AUTO 14021G28KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 12029/2014 SLP074 T02780206 58015 $

KEWK · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 140° at 21 kt, gusts to 28 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 21 ktG28

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

140°21G28 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H18 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,003'

08 HDG 080° H11 kt X18 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 64%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

26 HDG 260° T10 kt X18 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T18 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,533 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 +16°C

3,600FT

+2,067 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,533 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,651 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEHA (Elkhart Morton County Airport, Elkhart, elev 3,622 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,573 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:10ZSUNRISE

18:28ZSOLAR NOON

01:45ZSUNSET

02:16ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:16Z (5h 14m) DAY LENGTH14h 35m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:40Z MOONSET13:15Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KAAO

VFR

Colonel James Jabara Airport · Wichita

WIND: 110° / 15 ktG27
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

KBEC

VFR

Beech Factory Airport · Wichita

WIND: 130° / 16 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM S
AGE: 7m ago

K3AU

VFR

Augusta Municipal Airport · Augusta

WIND: 110° / 14 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM S
AGE: 7m ago

KICT

VFR → MVFR 10Z

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · Wichita

WIND: 110° / 17 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KIAB

VFR

McConnell Air Force Base · Wichita

WIND: 130° / 16 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW170
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 7m ago

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