// 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
WIND
080°6 kt
KTOP · 881 FT
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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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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
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
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
// 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
KFOE
VFR
Topeka Regional Airport · Topeka
- WIND
- 040° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 7 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago
KLWC
VFR
Lawrence Municipal Airport · Lawrence
- WIND
- 070° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KOWI
VFR
Ottawa Municipal Airport · Ottawa
- WIND
- 060° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM SE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KIXD
VFR
New Century AirCenter Airport · New Century
- WIND
- 010° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KOJC
VFR
Johnson County Executive Airport · Olathe
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM E
- AGE
- 17m ago
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