// Station · 25m ago
KSUX
Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.1°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,098 FT
42.3976°N / 96.3822°W
LOCATION · Sioux City, US
WIND
120°3 kt
KSUX · 1,098 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 21
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 120°/3 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 KSUX 111452Z 12003KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02610211 51002 $
KSUX · day 11 at 14:52 UTC · wind from 120° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
120°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
9,002'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
9,002'
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
6,600'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
6,600'
Pattern altitude: 2,098 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 +13°C
2,500FT
+1,402 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,098 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT927 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCZD
(Cozad Municipal Airport, Cozad, elev 2,503 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
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-6)
10:59ZSUNRISE
18:32ZSOLAR NOON
02:04ZSUNSET
02:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:17Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 47m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:38Z (11h 21m)
DAY LENGTH15h 04m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:25Z
MOONSET23:30Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLCG
VFR
Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field · Wayne
- WIND
- 170° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 22m ago
KVMR
VFR
Harold Davidson Field · Vermillion
- WIND
- 130° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM NW
- AGE
- 22m ago
KSXK
VFR
Sioux County Regional Airport · Maurice
- WIND
- 160° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM N
- AGE
- 22m ago
KTQE
VFR
Tekamah Municipal Airport · Tekamah
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM S
- AGE
- 23m ago
KCKP
VFR
Cherokee County Regional Airport · Cherokee
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM NE
- AGE
- 22m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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