// Station · 27m ago
KIAB
McConnell Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.5°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 1,371 FT
37.6219°N / 97.2682°W
LOCATION · Wichita, US
WIND
120°8 kt
KIAB · 1,371 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 21
ALTIM
30.02"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/8 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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METAR KIAB 111355Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02550211 $
KIAB · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
120°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
19R★
HDG 190°
H3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 12,000'
19L
HDG 190°
H3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
01L
HDG 010°
T3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
01R
HDG 010°
T3 kt
X8 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 +13°C
2,800FT
+1,429 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,371 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT1,268 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBL
(Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport, Liberal, elev 2,885 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:17ZSUNRISE
18:35ZSOLAR NOON
01:53ZSUNSET
02:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:22Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 30m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (12h 01m)
DAY LENGTH14h 35m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:42Z
MOONSET23:17Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBEC
VFR
Beech Factory Airport · Wichita
- WIND
- 100° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT110
- DIST
- 5 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KICT
VFR
Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · Wichita
- WIND
- 110° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN190
- DIST
- 8 NM W
- AGE
- 29m ago
KAAO
VFR
Colonel James Jabara Airport · Wichita
- WIND
- 100° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM N
- AGE
- 28m ago
K3AU
VFR
Augusta Municipal Airport · Augusta
- WIND
- 090° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 10 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
KEGT
VFR
Wellington Municipal Airport · Wellington
- WIND
- 090° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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