// Station · 31m ago

KMKT

Mankato Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 19 kt G27

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28.9°C / 11.1°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 1,021 FT

44.2248°N / 93.9191°W

LOCATION · Mankato, US

WIND

140°19 kt

KMKT · 1,021 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/19G27

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 11

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 140°/19 kt, gusting 27. 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 301856Z AUTO 14019G27KT 10SM CLR 29/11 A2996 RMK AO2 PK WND 12027/1856 SLP141 T02890111 $

KMKT · day 30 at 18:56 UTC · wind from 140° at 19 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 19 ktG27

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

140°19G27 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

15★ HDG 150° H19 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,600'

22 HDG 220° H3 kt X19 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 70%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

04 HDG 040° T3 kt X19 kt RIGHT —

33 HDG 330° T19 kt X3 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 +16°C

2,900FT

+1,879 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,021 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT980 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF (Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,617 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:37ZSUNRISE

18:14ZSOLAR NOON

01:51ZSUNSET

02:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:27Z (6h 59m) DAY LENGTH15h 14m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:04Z MOONSET13:18Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KACQ

VFR

Waseca Municipal Airport · Waseca

WIND: 120° / 18 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KULM

VFR

New Ulm Municipal Airport · New Ulm

WIND: 130° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT095
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

KFBL

VFR

Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field · Faribault

WIND: 120° / 16 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KOWA

VFR

Owatonna Degner Regional Airport · Owatonna

WIND: 120° / 14 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW200
DIST: 29 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KJYG

VFR

St James Municipal Airport · St James

WIND: 140° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 31 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

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