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// Station · 56m ago

KTOP

Philip Billard Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 16.7°C / 16.1°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 881 FT
39.0699°N / 95.6226°W
LOCATION · Topeka, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KTOP · 881 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 270953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP140 T01670161

KTOP · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
13 HDG 130° CALM 5,099'
31 HDG 310° CALM 5,099'
18 HDG 180° CALM 4,331'
36 HDG 360° CALM 4,331'
04 HDG 040° CALM 3,002'
22 HDG 220° CALM 3,002'
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 +3°C

1,200FT
+319 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,900 1,900 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV881 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT828 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSLN (Salina Municipal Airport, Salina, elev 1,288 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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 · 9,315 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 LEVEL9,315 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:02ZSUNRISE
18:21ZSOLAR NOON
01:39ZSUNSET
02:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:10Z (15h 21m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:45Z MOONSET10:22Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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