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// Station · 15m ago

KI63

Mount Sterling Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.8°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 734 FT
39.9875°N / 90.8042°W
LOCATION · Mount Sterling, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KI63 · 734 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KI63 142155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/21 A3015 RMK AO2 T03080206

KI63 · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
18 HDG 180° CALM 5,905'
36 HDG 360° CALM 5,905'
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 +17°C

2,500FT
+1,766 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,800 1,800 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV734 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT501 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCZD (Cozad Municipal Airport, Cozad, elev 2,503 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,290 FT KI63 ELEV · 734 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,290 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:47ZSUNRISE
18:10ZSOLAR NOON
01:32ZSUNSET
02:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (3h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 45m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:53Z MOONSET01:39Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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