// Station · 5m ago
KSTK
Sterling Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 13°C
ALTIM 29.78 inHg
ELEV 4,040 FT
40.6135°N / 103.2638°W
LOCATION · Sterling, US
WIND
040°9 kt
KSTK · 4,040 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 13
ALTIM
29.78"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 040°/9 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 KSTK 302055Z AUTO 04009KT 012V082 10SM CLR 25/13 A2978 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW
KSTK · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 040° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
040°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H9 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 2,500'
33
HDG 330°
H3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
15
HDG 150°
T3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
22
HDG 220°
T9 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 5,040 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 +18°C
6,400FT
+2,360 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,040 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT4,179 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KEEO
(Meeker Airport, Meeker, elev 6,421 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+64%
-45%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+45%
-29%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-19%
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)
11:26ZSUNRISE
18:52ZSOLAR NOON
02:17ZSUNSET
02:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:00Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 16m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:49Z (5h 49m)
DAY LENGTH14h 50m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:56Z
MOONSET13:46Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KAKO
VFR
Colorado Plains Regional Airport · Akron
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
KFMM
VFR
Fort Morgan Municipal Airport · Fort Morgan
- WIND
- 070° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 30 NM SW
- AGE
- 25m ago
KSNY
VFR
→
MVFR
03Z
Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field · Sidney
- WIND
- VRB / 3 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KIBM
VFR
Kimball Municipal Robert E Arraj Field · Kimball
- WIND
- 080° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT036
- DIST
- 39 NM NW
- AGE
- 5m ago
K2V6
VFR
Yuma Municipal Airport · Yuma
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT047
- DIST
- 40 NM SE
- AGE
- 26m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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