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// Station · 27m ago

KIXD

New Century AirCenter Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 18.9°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 1,087 FT
38.8309°N / 94.8903°W
LOCATION · New Century, US
N
WIND
140°5 kt
KIXD · 1,087 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.13"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KIXD 142353Z 14005KT 10SM CLR 29/19 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP192 T02940189 10311 20289 56012 $

KIXD · day 14 at 23:53 UTC · wind from 140° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
140°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
18 HDG 180° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,339'
22 HDG 220° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT 5,132'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
04 HDG 040° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT
36 HDG 360° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,087 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 +16°C

2,800FT
+1,713 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,100 2,300 1,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,087 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT875 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBL (Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport, Liberal, elev 2,885 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,935 FT KIXD ELEV · 1,087 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,935 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:07ZSUNRISE
18:26ZSOLAR NOON
01:45ZSUNSET
02:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT00:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (1h 57m) DAY LENGTH14h 38m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:17Z MOONSET01:56Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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