// Station · 35m ago

KPPF

Tri-City Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.8°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 900 FT

37.3299°N / 95.5062°W

LOCATION · Parsons, US

WIND

160°6 kt

KPPF · 900 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW043

T / Td

28 / 23

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,300 ft. 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 KPPF 301852Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM FEW043 28/23 A2985 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP097 T02780228

KPPF · day 30 at 18:52 UTC · wind from 160° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,300 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,900 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 +15°C

2,700FT

+1,800 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV900 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT968 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KOIN (Oberlin Municipal Airport, Oberlin, elev 2,703 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW043

Few · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,940 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:05ZSUNRISE

18:21ZSOLAR NOON

01:36ZSUNSET

02:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:07Z (6h 39m) DAY LENGTH14h 31m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:31Z MOONSET13:03Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KCFV

VFR

Coffeyville Municipal Airport · Coffeyville

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KIDP

VFR

Independence Municipal Airport · Independence

WIND: 130° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

KCNU

VFR

Chanute Martin Johnson Airport · Chanute

WIND: 110° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM N
AGE: 35m ago

KK88

MVFR

Allen County Airport · Iola

WIND: 080° / 7 ktG13
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN026
DIST: 33 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

KPTS

VFR

Atkinson Municipal Airport · Pittsburg

WIND: 160° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 38 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

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