// Station · 6m ago

KPWG

McGregor Executive Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 16 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 32.8°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 29.87 inHg

ELEV 592 FT

31.4849°N / 97.3165°W

LOCATION · Waco, US

WIND

170°16 kt

KPWG · 592 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/16G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

33 / 22

ALTIM

29.87"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 170°/16 kt, gusting 19. 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 KPWG 302056Z AUTO 17016G19KT 10SM CLR 33/22 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP108 T03280217 58012 $

KPWG · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 170° at 16 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 16 ktG19

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

170°16G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H16 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,501'

22 HDG 220° H10 kt X12 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 63%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

04 HDG 040° T10 kt X12 kt RIGHT —

35 HDG 350° T16 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,592 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 +19°C

2,900FT

+2,308 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV592 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT639 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPYX (Perryton Ochiltree County Airport, Perryton, elev 2,918 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 LEVEL17,158 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:27ZSUNRISE

18:28ZSOLAR NOON

01:29ZSUNSET

01:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (4h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 02m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:56Z MOONSET12:59Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KACT

VFR

Waco Regional Airport · Waco

WIND: 190° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 9 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

KCNW

VFR

TSTC Waco Airport · Waco

WIND: 160° / 13 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM NE
AGE: 1h 7m ago

KGOP

VFR

Gatesville Municipal Airport · Gatesville

WIND: 160° / 8 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

KHLR

VFR

Hood Army Air Field · Fort Cavazos (Killeen)

WIND: 170° / 11 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW180
DIST: 29 NM SW
AGE: 1h 7m ago

KILE

VFR

Skylark Field · Killeen

WIND: 170° / 11 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

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