// Station · 24m ago

KPTS

Atkinson Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,900 ft

T/Td 28°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.84 inHg

WX TS

ELEV 950 FT

37.4495°N / 94.7311°W

LOCATION · Pittsburg, US

WIND

130°6 kt

KPTS · 950 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN049

LAYERS

SCT039 BKN049 BKN055

T / Td

28 / 24

ALTIM

29.84"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,900 ft. Light winds at 130°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,900 ft, broken at 4,900 ft, and broken at 5,500 ft. Reported weather: TS. 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 KPTS 302035Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM TS SCT039 BKN049 BKN055 28/24 A2984 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS

KPTS · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind from 130° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,900 ft · broken layer at 4,900 ft · broken layer at 5,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · weather: TS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

130°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

16★ HDG 160° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,500'

04 HDG 040° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

22 HDG 220° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,950 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

2,800FT

+1,850 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV950 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,027 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBL (Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport, Liberal, elev 2,885 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+28%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN055

Broken · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN049

Broken · base 4,900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT039

Scattered · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,091 ft VFR MARGIN+1,900 ft

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

11:01ZSUNRISE

18:17ZSOLAR NOON

01:34ZSUNSET

02:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (5h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 32m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:31Z MOONSET13:03Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KFSK

VFR

Fort Scott Municipal Airport · Fort Scott

WIND: 080° / 11 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 24m ago

KJLN

VFR

Joplin Regional Airport · Joplin

WIND: 300° / 14 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN044
DIST: 21 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

KMIO

VFR

Miami Municipal Airport · Miami

WIND: 150° / 10 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 4m ago

KPPF

VFR

Tri-City Airport · Parsons

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 38 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

KCNU

IFR

Chanute Martin Johnson Airport · Chanute

WIND: 060° / 7 ktG17
VIS: 1.0 SM
CEILING: —
DIST: 38 NM W
AGE: 3m ago

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