// Station · 12m ago
KVKS
Vicksburg Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 33°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 106 FT
32.2393°N / 90.9284°W
LOCATION · Vicksburg, US
WIND
VRB5 kt
KVKS · 106 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT037
T / Td
33 / 24
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,700 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KVKS 301915Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM SCT037 33/24 A2989 RMK A01
KVKS · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,700 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
5,000'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
5,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,106 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
2,300FT
+2,194 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV106 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT133 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K01T
(Rocking L Airport, Sonora, elev 2,339 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:59ZSUNRISE
18:02ZSOLAR NOON
01:05ZSUNSET
01:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:33Z (6h 05m)
DAY LENGTH14h 05m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:26Z
MOONSET12:32Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTVR
VFR
Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport · Tallulah
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW039
- DIST
- 8 NM NW
- AGE
- 34m ago
KHKS
VFR
Hawkins Field · Jackson
- WIND
- 340° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM E
- AGE
- 34m ago
KHEZ
VFR
Natchez–Adams County Airport / Hardy-Anders Field · Natchez
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN033
- DIST
- 42 NM SW
- AGE
- 31m ago
KJAN
VFR
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · Jackson
- WIND
- 330° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN055
- DIST
- 43 NM E
- AGE
- 33m ago
KMBO
VFR
Bruce Campbell Field · Madison
- WIND
- 290° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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