// Station · 18m ago
KIKV
Ankeny Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 19°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 910 FT
41.6914°N / 93.5664°W
LOCATION · Ankeny, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KIKV · 910 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 19
ALTIM
30.17"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 KIKV 142155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 32/19 A3017 RMK AO2
KIKV · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
18
HDG 180°
—CALM
——
5,500'
36
HDG 360°
—CALM
——
5,500'
04
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
4,200'
22
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
4,200'
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 +18°C
2,900FT
+1,990 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV910 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT656 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF
(Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:53ZSUNRISE
18:21ZSOLAR NOON
01:49ZSUNSET
02:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 35m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (4h 08m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:59Z
MOONSET01:55Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDSM
VFR
Des Moines International Airport · Des Moines
- WIND
- 100° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW047
- DIST
- 10 NM SW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KAMW
VFR
Ames Municipal Airport · Ames
- WIND
- 110° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM N
- AGE
- 20m ago
KTNU
VFR
Newton Municipal Airport · Newton
- WIND
- 160° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KBNW
VFR
Boone Municipal Airport · Boone
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KPRO
VFR
Perry Municipal Airport · Perry
- WIND
- 230° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
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