// Station · 17m ago
KVKS
Vicksburg Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 26°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 106 FT
32.2393°N / 90.9284°W
LOCATION · Vicksburg, US
WIND
230°6 kt
KVKS · 106 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 26
ALTIM
30.02"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/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 KVKS 142155Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3002 RMK A01
KVKS · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
230°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
19★
HDG 190°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
01
HDG 010°
T5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
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 +16°C
1,900FT
+1,794 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV106 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT3 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS
(Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
11:08ZSUNRISE
18:10ZSOLAR NOON
01:13ZSUNSET
01:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 00m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:40Z (3h 27m)
DAY LENGTH14h 04m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:14Z
MOONSET01:19Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTVR
VFR
Vicksburg Tallulah Regional Airport · Tallulah
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW033
- DIST
- 8 NM NW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KHKS
VFR
Hawkins Field · Jackson
- WIND
- 260° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT026
- DIST
- 36 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
KHEZ
MVFR
Natchez–Adams County Airport / Hardy-Anders Field · Natchez
- WIND
- 210° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN029
- DIST
- 42 NM SW
- AGE
- 1m ago
KJAN
VFR
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · Jackson
- WIND
- 280° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN160
- DIST
- 43 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KMBO
VFR
Bruce Campbell Field · Madison
- WIND
- 280° / 6 ktG13
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT029
- DIST
- 44 NM E
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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