// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCWC
VFR
Kickapoo Downtown Airport · Wichita Falls
- WIND
- 210° / 11 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM S
- AGE
- 22m ago
KFDR
VFR
Frederick Regional Airport · Frederick
- WIND
- 200° / 11 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM NW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KLAW
VFR
Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport · Lawton
- WIND
- 200° / 11 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
KDUC
VFR
Halliburton Field · Duncan
- WIND
- 200° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KFSI
VFR
Henry Post Army Air Field · Fort Sill
- WIND
- 210° / 9 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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