// Station · 29m ago
KSUX
Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.8°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,098 FT
42.3976°N / 96.3822°W
LOCATION · Sioux City, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KSUX · 1,098 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 21
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 111552Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP181 T02780206 $
KSUX · day 11 at 15:52 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.1 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
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 +15°C
2,700FT
+1,602 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,098 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT927 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSUO
(Rosebud Sioux Tribal Airport, Rosebud, elev 2,724 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-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
CURRENT16:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 42m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:38Z (10h 16m)
DAY LENGTH15h 04m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:28Z
MOONSET23:32Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLCG
VFR
Wayne Municipal Airport / Stan Morris Field · Wayne
- WIND
- 190° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KVMR
VFR
Harold Davidson Field · Vermillion
- WIND
- 150° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KSXK
VFR
Sioux County Regional Airport · Maurice
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KTQE
VFR
Tekamah Municipal Airport · Tekamah
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM S
- AGE
- 27m ago
KCKP
VFR
Cherokee County Regional Airport · Cherokee
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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