// Station · 22m ago

KI63

Mount Sterling Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 11 kt G16

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.9°C / 14.8°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 734 FT

39.9875°N / 90.8042°W

LOCATION · Mount Sterling, US

WIND

110°11 kt

KI63 · 734 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/11G16

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT055

T / Td

27 / 15

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 110°/11 kt, gusting 16. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KI63 301955Z AUTO 11011G16KT 10SM SCT055 27/15 A2999 RMK AO2 T02690148

KI63 · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 110° at 11 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,500 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 11 ktG16

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

110°11G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H4 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,905'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T4 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,734 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 +13°C

2,200FT

+1,466 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV734 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT660 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBUB (Cram Field, Burwell, elev 2,182 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

SCT055

Scattered · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,320 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:38ZSUNRISE

18:02ZSOLAR NOON

01:25ZSUNSET

01:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (5h 39m) DAY LENGTH14h 46m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:07Z MOONSET12:53Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KUIN

VFR

Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field · Quincy

WIND: 110° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM W
AGE: 23m ago

KPPQ

VFR

Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport · Pittsfield

WIND: 100° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

KIJX

VFR

Jacksonville Municipal Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 140° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT070
DIST: 29 NM SE
AGE: 22m ago

KMQB

VFR

Macomb Municipal Airport · Macomb

WIND: 100° / 11 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 33 NM N
AGE: 22m ago

KHAE

VFR

Hannibal Regional Airport · Hannibal

WIND: 140° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM SW
AGE: 2m ago

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