// Station · 9m ago

KIKV

Ankeny Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 12 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,500 ft

T/Td 26°C / 18°C

ALTIM 29.95 inHg

ELEV 910 FT

41.6914°N / 93.5664°W

LOCATION · Ankeny, US

WIND

140°12 kt

KIKV · 910 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/12G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN035

LAYERS

BKN035 BKN041 BKN050

T / Td

26 / 18

ALTIM

29.95"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,500 ft. Moderate winds at 140°/12 kt, gusting 19, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 3,500 ft, broken at 4,100 ft, and broken at 5,000 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 KIKV 302055Z AUTO 14012G19KT 10SM BKN035 BKN041 BKN050 26/18 A2995 RMK AO2

KIKV · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 140° at 12 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 3,500 ft · broken layer at 4,100 ft · broken layer at 5,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 12 ktG19

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

140°12G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H9 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,500'

22 HDG 220° H2 kt X12 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 63%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

04 HDG 040° T2 kt X12 kt RIGHT —

36 HDG 360° T9 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,910 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

2,400FT

+1,490 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV910 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT878 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLXN (Jim Kelly Field, Lexington, elev 2,413 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN050

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

BKN041

Broken · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN035

Broken · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,041 ft VFR MARGIN+500 ft

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

10:44ZSUNRISE

18:13ZSOLAR NOON

01:41ZSUNSET

02:15ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:15Z (5h 10m) DAY LENGTH14h 57m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:14Z MOONSET13:11Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KDSM

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines

WIND: 130° / 14 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN028
DIST: 10 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

KAMW

VFR

Ames Municipal Airport · Ames

WIND: 140° / 19 ktG27
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

KTNU

VFR

Newton Municipal Airport · Newton

WIND: 120° / 12 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

KBNW

VFR

Boone Municipal Airport · Boone

WIND: 130° / 19 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT050
DIST: 25 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KPRO

VFR

Perry Municipal Airport · Perry

WIND: 130° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 28 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

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