// Station · 1h 10m ago · STALE

KSZL

Whiteman Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.6°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 870 FT

38.7303°N / 93.5479°W

LOCATION · Knob Noster, US

WIND

320°8 kt

KSZL · 870 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020 FEW170

T / Td

27 / 21

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 320°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,000 ft, and a few at 17,000 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 111555Z 32008KT 10SM FEW020 FEW170 27/21 A3006 RMK AO2A SLP174 T02660206 $

KSZL · day 11 at 15:55 UTC · wind from 320° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · a few clouds at 17,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · sea-level pressure 1017.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

320°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

01★ HDG 010° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,400'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

19 HDG 190° T5 kt X6 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 +13°C

2,300FT

+1,430 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV870 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT728 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHDE (Brewster Field, Holdrege, elev 2,313 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-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)

FEW170

Few · base 17,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER17,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,304 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:59ZSUNRISE

18:20ZSOLAR NOON

01:41ZSUNSET

02:12ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:12Z (9h 07m) DAY LENGTH14h 41m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:29Z MOONSET23:11Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

KVER

VFR

Jesse Viertel Memorial Airport · Boonville

WIND: 360° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN034
DIST: 42 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

KGPH

VFR

Midwest National Air Center Airport · Excelsior Springs

WIND: 030° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 51 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

KMKC

VFR

Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport · Kansas City

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 54 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

KOJC

VFR

Johnson County Executive Airport · Olathe

WIND: 040° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

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