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// Station · 14m ago

KSPS

Wichita Falls Municipal Airport / Sheppard Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 12 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.2°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 1,019 FT
33.9888°N / 98.4919°W
LOCATION · Wichita Falls, US
N
WIND
220°12 kt
KSPS · 1,019 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/12
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 220°/12 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSPS 111552Z AUTO 22012KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP153 T03220211

KSPS · day 11 at 15:52 UTC · wind from 220° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 12 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 4 CAUTION
N
WIND
220°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable
17 HDG 170° H8 kt X9 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,021'
15C HDG 150° H4 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 92%
15L HDG 150° H4 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 92%
15R HDG 150° H4 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 92%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends
33C HDG 330° T4 kt X11 kt LEFT
33R HDG 330° T4 kt X11 kt LEFT
33L HDG 330° T4 kt X11 kt LEFT
35 HDG 350° T8 kt X9 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,019 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

3,200FT
+2,181 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
4,300 3,150 2,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,019 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT907 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KE11 (Andrews County Airport, Andrews, elev 3,174 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,282 FT KSPS ELEV · 1,019 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,282 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:32ZSUNRISE
18:40ZSOLAR NOON
01:48ZSUNSET
02:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (10h 10m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:00Z MOONSET23:16Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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