// Station · 58m ago
KYKN
Chan Gurney Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 17.2°C / 12.2°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 1,306 FT
42.9167°N / 97.3859°W
LOCATION · Yankton, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KYKN · 1,306 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW120
T / Td
17 / 12
ALTIM
29.96"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KYKN 270956Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW120 17/12 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 T01720122
KYKN · day 27 at 09:56 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
6,094'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
6,094'
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
3,380'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
3,380'
Pattern altitude: 2,306 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 +5°C
1,800FT
+494 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -900 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,306 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+5°C
PRESSURE ALT1,265 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KATY
(Watertown Regional Airport, Watertown, elev 1,749 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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)
10:57ZSUNRISE
18:28ZSOLAR NOON
01:58ZSUNSET
02:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:54Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 04m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:32Z (15h 38m)
DAY LENGTH15h 00m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE19:40Z
MOONSET10:41Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KFSD
VFR
Sioux Falls Regional Airport · Sioux Falls
- WIND
- 020° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW100
- DIST
- 49 NM NE
- AGE
- 58m ago
KSUX
VFR
Sioux Gateway Airport / Brigadier General Bud Day Field · Sioux City
- WIND
- 150° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 54 NM SE
- AGE
- 2m ago
KOFK
VFR
Karl Stefan Memorial Airport · Norfolk
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 56 NM S
- AGE
- 58m ago
KOLU
VFR
Columbus Municipal Airport · Columbus
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 88 NM S
- AGE
- 58m ago
KHON
VFR
Huron Regional Airport · Huron
- WIND
- 150° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 95 NM N
- AGE
- 59m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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