// Station · 7m ago
KULS
Ulysses Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 27 kt G34
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 36°C / -2°C
ALTIM 29.69 inHg
ELEV 3,071 FT
37.6040°N / 101.3740°W
LOCATION · Ulysses, US
WIND
210°27 kt
KULS · 3,071 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/27G34
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
36 / -2
ALTIM
29.69"
// Interpretation
VFR with strong winds at 210°/27 kt, gusting 34. 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 KULS 302055Z AUTO 21027G34KT 10SM CLR 36/M02 A2969 RMK AO2
KULS · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 210° at 27 kt, gusts to 34 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint -2°C · altimeter 29.69" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 210° @ 27 ktG34
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 3 CAUTION
WIND
210°27G34 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H21 kt
X17 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,000'
12
HDG 120°
H0 kt
X27 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 79%
30
HDG 300°
H0 kt
X27 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 79%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
35
HDG 350°
T21 kt
X17 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,071 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 +28°C
6,600FT
+3,529 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,071 FT
OAT+36°C
ISA DELTA+28°C
PRESSURE ALT3,299 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KAFF
(USAF Academy Airfield, Colorado Springs, elev 6,572 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+66%
-46%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+46%
-30%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-20%
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-7)
11:28ZSUNRISE
18:44ZSOLAR NOON
02:01ZSUNSET
02:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 58m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:31Z (5h 28m)
DAY LENGTH14h 33m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:57Z
MOONSET13:30Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K36K
VFR
Kearny County Airport · Lakin
- WIND
- 200° / 23 ktG30
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM N
- AGE
- 7m ago
KHQG
VFR
Hugoton Municipal Airport · Hugoton
- WIND
- 210° / 25 ktG43
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
K3K3
VFR
Syracuse Hamilton County Municipal Airport · Syracuse
- WIND
- 200° / 16 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KGCK
VFR
Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City
- WIND
- 190° / 23 ktG32
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM NE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KLBL
VFR
Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport · Liberal
- WIND
- 210° / 19 ktG29
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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