// Station · 16m ago
KMKC
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.2°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 759 FT
39.1232°N / 94.5928°W
LOCATION · Kansas City, US
WIND
330°4 kt
KMKC · 759 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 21
ALTIM
30.04"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 330°/4 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 111254Z 33004KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02220206
KMKC · day 11 at 12:54 UTC · wind from 330° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 330° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
330°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
6,827'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
6,827'
04
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
5,050'
22
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
5,050'
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 +8°C
1,700FT
+941 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV759 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT635 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBO
(Floyd W. Jones Lebanon Airport, Lebanon, elev 1,321 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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
CURRENT13:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 36m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:18Z (13h 07m)
DAY LENGTH14h 44m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:24Z
MOONSET23:08Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMCI
LIFR
→
VFR
01Z
Kansas City International Airport · Kansas City
- WIND
- 020° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 0.25 SM
- CEILING
- —
- DIST
- 12 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KLXT
VFR
Lee's Summit Municipal Airport · Lee's Summit
- WIND
- 350° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT005
- DIST
- 14 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KOJC
VFR
Johnson County Executive Airport · Olathe
- WIND
- 010° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago
KIXD
VFR
New Century AirCenter Airport · New Century
- WIND
- 010° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KLWC
VFR
Lawrence Municipal Airport · Lawrence
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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