// Station · 15m ago

KIAB

McConnell Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.1°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 1,371 FT

37.6219°N / 97.2682°W

LOCATION · Wichita, US

WIND

130°8 kt

KIAB · 1,371 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW200

T / Td

27 / 21

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 20,000 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 KIAB 111455Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM FEW200 27/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02710211 52018 $

KIAB · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 20,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

130°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

19R★ HDG 190° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,000'

19L HDG 190° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

01L HDG 010° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

01R HDG 010° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,371 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 +15°C

3,000FT

+1,629 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,371 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,247 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KADT (Atwood-Rawlins City-County Airport, Atwood, elev 2,991 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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)

FEW200

Few · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,058 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:17ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

01:53ZSUNSET

02:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (11h 13m) DAY LENGTH14h 35m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:43Z MOONSET23:19Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KBEC

VFR

Beech Factory Airport · Wichita

WIND: 110° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 5 NM NE
AGE: 15m ago

KICT

VFR

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · Wichita

WIND: 100° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN190
DIST: 8 NM W
AGE: 17m ago

KAAO

VFR

Colonel James Jabara Airport · Wichita

WIND: 150° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 8 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

K3AU

VFR

Augusta Municipal Airport · Augusta

WIND: 120° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 10 NM E
AGE: 15m ago

KEGT

VFR

Wellington Municipal Airport · Wellington

WIND: 090° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

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