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// Station · 22m ago

KIRK

Kirksville Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 966 FT
40.0935°N / 92.5449°W
LOCATION · Kirksville, US
N
WIND
020°8 kt
KIRK · 966 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 020°/8 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KIRK 111555Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM CLR 25/21 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02500211 TSNO $

KIRK · day 11 at 15:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
020°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
36 HDG 360° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,005'
09 HDG 090° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
27 HDG 270° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT
18 HDG 180° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
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 +12°C

2,200FT
+1,234 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
3,300 2,300 1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV966 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT804 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBUB (Cram Field, Burwell, elev 2,182 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,592 FT KIRK ELEV · 966 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,592 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:51ZSUNRISE
18:16ZSOLAR NOON
01:41ZSUNSET
02:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:13Z (9h 56m) DAY LENGTH14h 49m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:19Z MOONSET23:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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