// Station · 58m ago
KMCK
McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17.2°C / 12.8°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 2,583 FT
40.2078°N / 100.5928°W
LOCATION · McCook, US
WIND
VRB3 kt
KMCK · 2,583 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 13
ALTIM
29.94"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/3 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 KMCK 270853Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP114 T01720128 53005
KMCK · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
6 ends
12
HDG 120°
—CALM
——
6,450'
30
HDG 300°
—CALM
——
6,450'
04
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
4,000'
22
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
4,000'
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
1,330'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
1,330'
Pattern altitude: 3,583 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 +7°C
3,400FT
+817 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,583 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+7°C
PRESSURE ALT2,560 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCDR
(Chadron Municipal Airport, Chadron, elev 3,297 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+34%
-24%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+24%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-10%
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)
11:18ZSUNRISE
18:40ZSOLAR NOON
02:03ZSUNSET
02:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 11m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:34Z (16h 43m)
DAY LENGTH14h 44m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE19:59Z
MOONSET10:43Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
KLBF
VFR
North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte
- WIND
- 100° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 55 NM N
- AGE
- 58m ago
KGLD
VFR
Goodland Municipal Airport · Goodland
- WIND
- 150° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 72 NM SW
- AGE
- 58m ago
KEAR
VFR
Kearney Regional Airport · Kearney
- WIND
- 090° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 79 NM NE
- AGE
- 55m ago
KHYS
VFR
→
MVFR
02Z
Hays Regional Airport · Hays
- WIND
- 080° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 102 NM SE
- AGE
- 55m ago
KGRI
VFR
Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island
- WIND
- 150° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 114 NM NE
- AGE
- 58m ago
// Area map · 120 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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