// Station · 1h 15m ago · STALE

KSZL

Whiteman Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 360° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25.6°C / 20.8°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 870 FT

38.7303°N / 93.5479°W

LOCATION · Knob Noster, US

WIND

360°8 kt

KSZL · 870 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

360°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW015 FEW140

T / Td

26 / 21

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 360°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,500 ft, and a few at 14,000 ft. 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 KSZL 111455Z 36008KT 10SM FEW015 FEW140 26/21 A3005 RMK AO2A SLP171 T02560208 50014 $

KSZL · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 360° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · a few clouds at 14,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · sea-level pressure 1017.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

360°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

01★ HDG 010° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,400'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

19 HDG 190° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,870 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 +12°C

2,200FT

+1,330 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV870 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT737 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KWWR (West Woodward Airport, Woodward, elev 2,189 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW140

Few · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW015

Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER14,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,799 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:59ZSUNRISE

18:20ZSOLAR NOON

01:41ZSUNSET

02:12ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:12Z (10h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 41m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:27Z MOONSET23:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KDMO

VFR

Sedalia Memorial Airport · Sedalia

WIND: 340° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM E
AGE: 17m ago

KGLY

VFR

Clinton Memorial Airport · Clinton

WIND: 030° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW023
DIST: 23 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

KRAW

VFR

Warsaw Municipal Airport · Warsaw

WIND: 300° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT016
DIST: 25 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

KMHL

VFR

Marshall Memorial Municipal Airport · Marshall

WIND: 340° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM NE
AGE: 15m ago

KLRY

—

Lawrence Smith Memorial Airport · Harrisonville

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 38 NM W
AGE: 15m ago

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