// Station · 1h 3m ago · STALE

KFRI

Marshall Army Air Field

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 16.4°C / 14.9°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 1,065 FT

39.0530°N / 96.7642°W

LOCATION · Fort Riley (Junction City), US

WIND

020°3 kt

KFRI · 1,065 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

16 / 15

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 020°/3 kt. 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 KFRI 271155Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR 16/15 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP136 T01640149 10194 20151 50007

KFRI · day 27 at 11:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

020°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 4,503'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 4,503'

Pattern altitude: 2,065 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 +3°C

1,400FT

+335 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,065 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT1,024 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KIAB (McConnell Air Force Base, Wichita, elev 1,371 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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 LEVEL9,348 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:06ZSUNRISE

18:25ZSOLAR NOON

01:44ZSUNSET

02:15ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:15Z (13h 17m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:54Z MOONSET10:31Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KMHK

VFR

Manhattan Regional Airport · Manhattan

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 7 NM NE
AGE: 6m ago

KSLN

VFR

Salina Municipal Airport · Salina

WIND: 100° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 44 NM W
AGE: 5m ago

KFOE

VFR

Topeka Regional Airport · Topeka

WIND: 090° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 52 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

KTOP

VFR

Philip Billard Municipal Airport · Topeka

WIND: 040° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

KHUT

VFR

Hutchinson Municipal Airport · Hutchinson

WIND: 110° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 79 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

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