// Station · 18m ago
KK82
Smith Center Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.4°C / 16.5°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 1,800 FT
39.7624°N / 98.7945°W
LOCATION · Smith Center, US
WIND
120°8 kt
KK82 · 1,800 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 17
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/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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METAR KK82 150055Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 28/16 A3015 RMK AO2 T02840165
KK82 · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
120°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,400'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
32
HDG 320°
T8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,800 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
3,500FT
+1,700 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,800 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT1,567 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSYF
(Cheyenne County Municipal Airport, St Francis, elev 3,413 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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-7)
11:19ZSUNRISE
18:42ZSOLAR NOON
02:04ZSUNSET
02:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING50m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:36Z (1h 22m)
DAY LENGTH14h 44m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:32Z
MOONSET02:16Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPHG
VFR
Phillipsburg Municipal Airport · Phillipsburg
- WIND
- 120° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KHDE
VFR
Brewster Field · Holdrege
- WIND
- 100° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 48 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KNRN
VFR
Norton Municipal Airport · Norton
- WIND
- 120° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KHSI
VFR
Hastings Municipal Airport · Hastings
- WIND
- 140° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM N
- AGE
- 20m ago
KRSL
VFR
Russell Municipal Airport · Russell
- WIND
- 090° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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