// Station · 17m ago
KMKT
Mankato Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.1°C / 23.3°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 1,021 FT
44.2248°N / 93.9191°W
LOCATION · Mankato, US
WIND
210°9 kt
KMKT · 1,021 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 23
ALTIM
30.17"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 210°/9 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 KMKT 142156Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP211 T03110233
KMKT · day 14 at 21:56 UTC · wind from 210° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1021.1 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 210° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
210°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H9 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,000'
15
HDG 150°
H5 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
33
HDG 330°
T4 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
04
HDG 040°
T9 kt
X2 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 +18°C
2,900FT
+1,879 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,021 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT767 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:46ZSUNRISE
18:22ZSOLAR NOON
01:59ZSUNSET
02:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 45m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:34Z (4h 21m)
DAY LENGTH15h 12m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:52Z
MOONSET02:05Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KACQ
VFR
Waseca Municipal Airport · Waseca
- WIND
- 210° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM SE
- AGE
- 18m ago
KULM
VFR
New Ulm Municipal Airport · New Ulm
- WIND
- 220° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KFBL
VFR
Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field · Faribault
- WIND
- 240° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KOWA
VFR
Owatonna Degner Regional Airport · Owatonna
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KJYG
VFR
St James Municipal Airport · St James
- WIND
- 200° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM SW
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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