// Station · 16m ago

KIRK

Kirksville Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 22.8°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 966 FT

40.0935°N / 92.5449°W

LOCATION · Kirksville, US

WIND

350°8 kt

KIRK · 966 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW014

T / Td

23 / 21

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 350°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,400 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 KIRK 111455Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM FEW014 23/21 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02280206 51013 TSNO $

KIRK · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 350° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,400 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

350°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

36★ HDG 360° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,005'

27 HDG 270° H1 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

09 HDG 090° T1 kt X8 kt LEFT —

18 HDG 180° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,966 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 +9°C

1,900FT

+934 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV966 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT813 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTKO (Mankato Airport, Mankato, elev 1,859 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW014

Few · base 1,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,481 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:51ZSUNRISE

18:16ZSOLAR NOON

01:41ZSUNSET

02:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:13Z (11h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 49m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:17Z MOONSET23:07Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

KMBY

IFR

Omar N Bradley Airport · Moberly

WIND: 360° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN007
DIST: 38 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

KTVK

VFR

Centerville Municipal Airport · Centerville

WIND: 020° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM NW
AGE: 16m ago

KHAE

IFR

Hannibal Regional Airport · Hannibal

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC005
DIST: 55 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

KEOK

VFR

Keokuk Municipal Airport · Keokuk

WIND: 010° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

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