// Station · 14m ago

KICT

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23.3°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 1,333 FT

37.6503°N / 97.4286°W

LOCATION · Wichita, US

WIND

090°6 kt

KICT · 1,333 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW120 FEW150 SCT190 SCT220

T / Td

23 / 21

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 090°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft, a few at 15,000 ft, scattered at 19,000 ft, and scattered at 22,000 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 111253Z 09006KT 10SM FEW120 FEW150 SCT190 SCT220 23/21 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP149 ACC W AND DSNT SW T02330206 $

KICT · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 090° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · a few clouds at 15,000 ft · scattered layer at 19,000 ft · scattered layer at 22,000 ft · temp 23°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 090° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

090°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

14★ HDG 140° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,301'

01L HDG 010° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

01R HDG 010° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

19R HDG 190° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT —

19L HDG 190° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT —

32 HDG 320° T4 kt X5 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 +11°C

2,500FT

+1,167 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,333 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT1,230 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMEJ (Meade Municipal Airport, Meade, elev 2,529 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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT220

Scattered · base 22,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT190

Scattered · base 19,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW150

Few · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER22,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~64% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,101 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:18ZSUNRISE

18:36ZSOLAR NOON

01:54ZSUNSET

02:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:24Z (13h 17m) DAY LENGTH14h 35m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:40Z MOONSET23:15Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KIAB

VFR

McConnell Air Force Base · Wichita

WIND: 100° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 8 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KBEC

VFR

Beech Factory Airport · Wichita

WIND: 070° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT110
DIST: 10 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KAAO

VFR

Colonel James Jabara Airport · Wichita

WIND: 070° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

K3AU

VFR

Augusta Municipal Airport · Augusta

WIND: 090° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KEGT

VFR

Wellington Municipal Airport · Wellington

WIND: 080° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

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