// Station · 12m ago
KSXK
Sioux County Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 19 kt G27
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 18°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 1,409 FT
42.9858°N / 96.1614°W
LOCATION · Maurice, US
WIND
120°19 kt
KSXK · 1,409 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/19G27
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
20 / 18
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 120°/19 kt, gusting 27. Visibility 7.0 SM 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 KSXK 301915Z AUTO 12019G27KT 7SM CLR 20/18 A2991 RMK AO2
KSXK · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 120° at 19 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 19 ktG27
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
120°19G27 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H12 kt
X15 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
35
HDG 350°
T12 kt
X15 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 2,409 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 +8°C
2,400FT
+991 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,409 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT1,415 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRBE
(Rock County Airport, Bassett, elev 2,349 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%
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)
10:50ZSUNRISE
18:23ZSOLAR NOON
01:56ZSUNSET
02:30ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 28m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:30Z (7h 03m)
DAY LENGTH15h 05m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:17Z
MOONSET13:22Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLRJ
VFR
Le Mars Municipal Airport · Le Mars
- WIND
- 100° / 16 ktG22
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW015
- DIST
- 13 NM S
- AGE
- 12m ago
KSHL
VFR
Sheldon Regional Airport · Sheldon
- WIND
- 130° / 21 ktG27
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KCKP
MVFR
Cherokee County Regional Airport · Cherokee
- WIND
- 090° / 17 ktG24
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC070
- DIST
- 31 NM SE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KVMR
MVFR
Harold Davidson Field · Vermillion
- WIND
- 120° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN017
- DIST
- 36 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
KSUX
VFR
→
MVFR
21Z
Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field · Sioux City
- WIND
- 120° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN095
- DIST
- 37 NM S
- AGE
- 35m ago
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