// Station · 20m ago
KISW
Alexander Field South Wood County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.6°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 1,021 FT
44.3603°N / 89.8390°W
LOCATION · Wisconsin Rapids, US
WIND
280°5 kt
KISW · 1,021 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 21
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 280°/5 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 KISW 150054Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM CLR 31/21 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP191 T03060206
KISW · day 15 at 00:54 UTC · wind from 280° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.1 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
WIND
280°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
29★
HDG 290°
H5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,640'
20
HDG 200°
H1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
5,500'
36
HDG 360°
H1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
2,072'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
02
HDG 020°
T1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
18
HDG 180°
T1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
11
HDG 110°
T5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,021 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
2,900FT
+1,879 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,021 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT829 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)
10:29ZSUNRISE
18:06ZSOLAR NOON
01:43ZSUNSET
02:18ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING28m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:18Z (1h 04m)
DAY LENGTH15h 13m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:41Z
MOONSET01:55Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSTE
VFR
Stevens Point Municipal Airport · Stevens Point
- WIND
- 260° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KMFI
VFR
Marshfield Municipal Airport · Marshfield
- WIND
- 250° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KCWA
VFR
→
MVFR
16Z
Central Wisconsin Airport · Mosinee
- WIND
- 260° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM N
- AGE
- 24m ago
KY50
VFR
Wautoma Municipal Airport · Wautoma
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SE
- AGE
- 18m ago
KVOK
VFR
→
IFR
03Z
Volk Field · Camp Douglas
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM SW
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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