// Station · 9m ago

KWLD

Strother Field

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 13 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,500 ft

T/Td 31.1°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 29.79 inHg

ELEV 1,160 FT

37.1686°N / 97.0376°W

LOCATION · Winfield / Arkansas City, US

WIND

130°13 kt

KWLD · 1,160 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/13G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN055

LAYERS

SCT045 BKN055 BKN070

T / Td

31 / 22

ALTIM

29.79"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,500 ft. Brisk winds at 130°/13 kt, gusting 20, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 4,500 ft, broken at 5,500 ft, and broken at 7,000 ft. 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 KWLD 302054Z AUTO 13013G20KT 10SM SCT045 BKN055 BKN070 31/22 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP076 T03110217 58010 $

KWLD · day 30 at 20:54 UTC · wind from 130° at 13 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,500 ft · broken layer at 5,500 ft · broken layer at 7,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.79" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 13 ktG20

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

130°13G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H13 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,137'

17 HDG 170° H10 kt X8 kt LEFT 5,506'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35 HDG 350° T10 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T13 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,160 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 +19°C

3,500FT

+2,340 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,160 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT1,287 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSYF (Cheyenne County Municipal Airport, St Francis, elev 3,413 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+35%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN070

Broken · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN055

Broken · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT045

Scattered · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL16,867 ft VFR MARGIN+2,500 ft

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

11:11ZSUNRISE

18:27ZSOLAR NOON

01:42ZSUNSET

02:12ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:12Z (5h 09m) DAY LENGTH14h 30m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:41Z MOONSET13:12Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KEGT

VFR

Wellington Municipal Airport · Wellington

WIND: 130° / 15 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KPNC

VFR

Ponca City Regional Airport · Ponca City

WIND: 170° / 16 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT050
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KIAB

VFR

McConnell Air Force Base · Wichita

WIND: 130° / 16 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW170
DIST: 29 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KBKN

VFR

Blackwell Tonkawa Municipal Airport · Blackwell

WIND: 130° / 14 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

K3AU

VFR

Augusta Municipal Airport · Augusta

WIND: 110° / 14 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

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