// Station · 17m ago
KYKM
Yakima Air Terminal McAllister Field
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 13.3°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.87 inHg
ELEV 1,099 FT
46.5682°N / 120.5440°W
LOCATION · Yakima, US
WIND
260°6 kt
KYKM · 1,099 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
13 / 10
ALTIM
29.87"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 260°/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 KYKM 111253Z 26006KT 10SM CLR 13/10 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP107 T01330100
KYKM · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 260° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.7 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 260° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
260°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H6 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 7,604'
22
HDG 220°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
3,835'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
04
HDG 040°
T5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
09
HDG 090°
T6 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
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
1,200FT
+101 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,099 FT
OAT+13°C
ISA DELTA+1°C
PRESSURE ALT1,146 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KALW
(Walla Walla Regional Airport, Walla Walla, elev 1,194 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:21ZSUNRISE
20:08ZSOLAR NOON
03:56ZSUNSET
04:34ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 45m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:34Z (15h 23m)
DAY LENGTH15h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:43Z
MOONSET01:17Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
K1S5
VFR
Sunnyside Municipal Airport · Sunnyside
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM SE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KELN
VFR
Bowers Field · Ellensburg
- WIND
- 320° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
KEAT
VFR
Pangborn Memorial Airport · Wenatchee
- WIND
- 300° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 52 NM N
- AGE
- 15m ago
KRLD
VFR
Richland Airport · Richland
- WIND
- 200° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 54 NM E
- AGE
- 15m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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