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// Station · 56m ago

KYKM

Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 13.3°C / 5.6°C
ALTIM 29.84 inHg
ELEV 1,099 FT
46.5682°N / 120.5440°W
LOCATION · Yakima, US
N
WIND
330°3 kt
KYKM · 1,099 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.84"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 330°/3 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KYKM 270853Z AUTO 33003KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP101 T01330056 53002

KYKM · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 330° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
330°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
09 HDG 090° CALM 7,604'
27 HDG 270° CALM 7,604'
04 HDG 040° CALM 3,835'
22 HDG 220° CALM 3,835'
Pattern altitude: 2,099 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 +1°C

1,300FT
+201 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
2,600 1,450 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,099 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT1,176 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEAT (Pangborn Memorial Airport, Wenatchee, elev 1,249 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,816 FT KYKM ELEV · 1,099 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL7,816 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:17ZSUNRISE
20:00ZSOLAR NOON
03:43ZSUNSET
04:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:21Z (18h 31m) DAY LENGTH15h 26m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE20:58Z MOONSET12:24Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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