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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,300 2,250 1,200
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,280 FT KSUX ELEV · 1,098 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,280 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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