// Station · 9m ago

KTKI

McKinney National Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 7 kt G17

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31.7°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.01 inHg

ELEV 585 FT

33.1779°N / 96.5905°W

LOCATION · Dallas, US

WIND

140°7 kt

KTKI · 585 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/7G17

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW055

T / Td

32 / 21

ALTIM

30.01"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 140°/7 kt, gusting 17. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,500 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 KTKI 142253Z 14007G17KT 10SM FEW055 32/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP157 T03170206

KTKI · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 140° at 7 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,500 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 7 ktG17

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°7G17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,002'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,585 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 +18°C

2,600FT

+2,015 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV585 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT494 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPEQ (Pecos Municipal Airport, Pecos, elev 2,613 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW055

Few · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,595 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:28ZSUNRISE

18:33ZSOLAR NOON

01:37ZSUNSET

02:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:06Z (3h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:36Z MOONSET01:46Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KF46

VFR

Rockwall Municipal Airport · Rockwall

WIND: 150° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM SE
AGE: 7m ago

KADS

VFR

Addison Airport · Dallas

WIND: 150° / 7 ktG12
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 18 NM SW
AGE: 15m ago

KDAL

VFR

Dallas Love Field · Dallas

WIND: 140° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 24 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

KHQZ

VFR

Mesquite Metro Airport · Mesquite

WIND: 160° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

KGVT

VFR

Majors Airport · Greenville

WIND: 180° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM E
AGE: 32m ago

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