// Station · 7m ago
KIMS
Madison Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 819 FT
38.7589°N / 85.4655°W
LOCATION · Madison, US
WIND
100°3 kt
KIMS · 819 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 20
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 100°/3 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 KIMS 142255Z AUTO 10003KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A3013 RMK AO2
KIMS · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
100°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
03
HDG 030°
—CALM
——
5,000'
21
HDG 210°
—CALM
——
5,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,819 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 +17°C
2,700FT
+1,881 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV819 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT607 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNP
(Lonesome Pine Airport, Wise, elev 2,684 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
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)
10:29ZSUNRISE
17:48ZSOLAR NOON
01:08ZSUNSET
01:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 05m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:39Z (2h 36m)
DAY LENGTH14h 38m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:37Z
MOONSET01:16Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KJVY
VFR
Clark Regional Airport · Jeffersonville
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KLOU
VFR
Bowman Field · Louisville
- WIND
- 060° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM S
- AGE
- 9m ago
KBAK
VFR
Columbus Municipal Airport · Columbus
- WIND
- 120° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KHLB
VFR
Batesville Airport · Batesville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT050
- DIST
- 36 NM N
- AGE
- 7m ago
KSDF
VFR
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · Louisville
- WIND
- 080° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 38 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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