// Station · 29m ago

KIRK

Kirksville Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21.1°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 966 FT

40.0935°N / 92.5449°W

LOCATION · Kirksville, US

WIND

020°7 kt

KIRK · 966 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT004

T / Td

21 / 20

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 020°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 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 111355Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM SCT004 21/20 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02110200 TSNO $

KIRK · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 400 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

020°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

36★ HDG 360° H7 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,005'

09 HDG 090° H2 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T2 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

18 HDG 180° T7 kt X2 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 +8°C

1,800FT

+834 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV966 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT824 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBO (Floyd W. Jones Lebanon Airport, Lebanon, elev 1,321 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

SCT004

Scattered · base 400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,623 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:51ZSUNRISE

18:16ZSOLAR NOON

01:41ZSUNSET

02:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:13Z (11h 49m) DAY LENGTH14h 49m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:16Z MOONSET23:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KMBY

IFR

Omar N Bradley Airport · Moberly

WIND: 010° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 38 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KTVK

VFR

Centerville Municipal Airport · Centerville

WIND: 050° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW013
DIST: 39 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KHAE

LIFR

Hannibal Regional Airport · Hannibal

WIND: 020° / 4 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 55 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KEOK

VFR

Keokuk Municipal Airport · Keokuk

WIND: 060° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

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