// Station · 20m ago
KMKC
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.1°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 759 FT
39.1232°N / 94.5928°W
LOCATION · Kansas City, US
WIND
030°8 kt
KMKC · 759 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 18
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 030°/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 KMKC 111454Z 03008KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP173 T02610183 51014
KMKC · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind from 030° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.3 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
030°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,050'
01
HDG 010°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
6,827'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
19
HDG 190°
T8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
22
HDG 220°
T8 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,759 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 +12°C
2,100FT
+1,341 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV759 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT617 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KEAR
(Kearney Regional Airport, Kearney, elev 2,131 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
11:02ZSUNRISE
18:24ZSOLAR NOON
01:46ZSUNSET
02:18ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:18Z (11h 04m)
DAY LENGTH14h 44m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:28Z
MOONSET23:12Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMCI
VFR
Kansas City International Airport · Kansas City
- WIND
- 040° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW004
- DIST
- 12 NM NW
- AGE
- 21m ago
KLXT
VFR
Lee's Summit Municipal Airport · Lee's Summit
- WIND
- 030° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM SE
- AGE
- 21m ago
KOJC
VFR
Johnson County Executive Airport · Olathe
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM S
- AGE
- 21m ago
KIXD
VFR
New Century AirCenter Airport · New Century
- WIND
- 030° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
KLWC
VFR
Lawrence Municipal Airport · Lawrence
- WIND
- 050° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM W
- AGE
- 22m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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