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// Station · 17m ago

KTOP

Philip Billard Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.2°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 881 FT
39.0699°N / 95.6226°W
LOCATION · Topeka, US
N
WIND
080°6 kt
KTOP · 881 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/6 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 KTOP 111553Z 08006KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP176 T02720222

KTOP · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 080° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 6 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
080°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
04 HDG 040° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,002'
13 HDG 130° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT 5,099'
36 HDG 360° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
18 HDG 180° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT
31 HDG 310° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT
22 HDG 220° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,881 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 +14°C

2,400FT
+1,519 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
3,200 2,150 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV881 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT719 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KNRN (Norton Municipal Airport, Norton, elev 2,383 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,618 FT KTOP ELEV · 881 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,618 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:07ZSUNRISE
18:29ZSOLAR NOON
01:50ZSUNSET
02:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (10h 12m) DAY LENGTH14h 43m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:35Z MOONSET23:18Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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