// Station · 34m ago

KMKT

Mankato Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 290° / 18 kt G25

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 16.7°C / 12.8°C

ALTIM 29.72 inHg

ELEV 1,021 FT

44.2248°N / 93.9191°W

LOCATION · Mankato, US

WIND

290°18 kt

KMKT · 1,021 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/18G25

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

17 / 13

ALTIM

29.72"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 290°/18 kt, gusting 25. 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 KMKT 130156Z AUTO 29018G25KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP064 T01670128

KMKT · day 13 at 01:56 UTC · wind from 290° at 18 kt, gusts to 25 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.72" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 18 ktG25

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

290°18G25 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

33★ HDG 330° H14 kt X12 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,600'

22 HDG 220° H6 kt X17 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 68%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

04 HDG 040° T6 kt X17 kt LEFT —

15 HDG 150° T14 kt X12 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,021 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 +4°C

1,700FT

+679 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,021 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT1,219 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPQN (Pipestone Municipal Airport, Pipestone, elev 1,736 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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,455 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:27ZSUNRISE

18:03ZSOLAR NOON

23:38ZSUNSET

00:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:30Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:07Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 11m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:51Z MOONSET01:02Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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