// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE
KSPI
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 12,000 ft
T/Td 19.4°C / 16.7°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 598 FT
39.8441°N / 89.6779°W
LOCATION · Springfield, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KSPI · 598 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
OVC120
LAYERS
OVC120
T / Td
19 / 17
ALTIM
29.96"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 12,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KSPI 271052Z 00000KT 10SM OVC120 19/17 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01940167 $
KSPI · day 27 at 10:52 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 12,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
6 ends
04
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
8,001'
22
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
8,001'
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
7,399'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
7,399'
18
HDG 180°
—CALM
——
5,300'
36
HDG 360°
—CALM
——
5,300'
Pattern altitude: 1,598 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 +6°C
1,200FT
+602 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV598 FT
OAT+19°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT557 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBMI
(Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal, Bloomington/Normal, elev 871 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:36ZSUNRISE
17:57ZSOLAR NOON
01:18ZSUNSET
01:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:52Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 25m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:49Z (13h 57m)
DAY LENGTH14h 41m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE19:21Z
MOONSET10:03Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KDEC
MVFR
→
VFR
12Z
Decatur Airport · Decatur
- WIND
- 100° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC110
- DIST
- 37 NM E
- AGE
- 58m ago
KPIA
VFR
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport · Peoria
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM N
- AGE
- 58m ago
KBMI
VFR
Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington/Normal
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 52 NM NE
- AGE
- 56m ago
KALN
VFR
St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN050
- DIST
- 60 NM S
- AGE
- 2m ago
KCMI
MVFR
→
VFR
15Z
University of Illinois Willard Airport · Savoy
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 4.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN060
- DIST
- 66 NM E
- AGE
- 59m ago
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