// Station · 56m ago

KICT

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 19.4°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

ELEV 1,333 FT

37.6503°N / 97.4286°W

LOCATION · Wichita, US

WIND

120°5 kt

KICT · 1,333 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

BKN120 BKN250

T / Td

19 / 17

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Light winds at 120°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 12,000 ft, and broken at 25,000 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 KICT 270953Z 12005KT 10SM BKN120 BKN250 19/17 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP116 T01940172 $

KICT · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 12,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

120°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

14★ HDG 140° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,301'

19R HDG 190° H2 kt X5 kt LEFT 10,302'

19L HDG 190° H2 kt X5 kt LEFT 7,302'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

01L HDG 010° T2 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

01R HDG 010° T2 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

32 HDG 320° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,333 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 +7°C

2,200FT

+867 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,333 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT1,330 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHYS (Hays Regional Airport, Hays, elev 1,999 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL11,131 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

11:13ZSUNRISE

18:28ZSOLAR NOON

01:43ZSUNSET

02:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:13Z (15h 23m) DAY LENGTH14h 29m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:56Z MOONSET10:25Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KIAB

VFR → MVFR 14Z

McConnell Air Force Base · Wichita

WIND: 120° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 8 NM E
AGE: 54m ago

KHUT

VFR

Hutchinson Municipal Airport · Hutchinson

WIND: 100° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM NW
AGE: 57m ago

KPNC

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Ponca City Regional Airport · Ponca City

WIND: 100° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN045
DIST: 57 NM S
AGE: 56m ago

KSLN

VFR

Salina Municipal Airport · Salina

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 69 NM N
AGE: 56m ago

KEND

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Vance Air Force Base · Enid

WIND: 080° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 82 NM S
AGE: 54m ago

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