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// Station · 16m ago

KYKN

Chan Gurney Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 5 kt
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.1°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 1,306 FT
42.9167°N / 97.3859°W
LOCATION · Yankton, US
N
WIND
110°5 kt
KYKN · 1,306 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/5
 
 
 
VIS
7.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 110°/5 kt. Visibility 7.0 SM 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 KYKN 111256Z AUTO 11005KT 7SM CLR 21/21 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP189 T02110206

KYKN · day 11 at 12:56 UTC · wind from 110° at 5 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
110°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
13 HDG 130° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,094'
19 HDG 190° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT 3,380'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
01 HDG 010° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT
31 HDG 310° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT
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 +8°C

2,100FT
+794 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
3,700 2,650 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,306 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT1,144 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K0D8 (Gettysburg Municipal Airport, Gettysburg, elev 2,062 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,963 FT KYKN ELEV · 1,306 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,963 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:02ZSUNRISE
18:36ZSOLAR NOON
02:10ZSUNSET
02:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:44Z (13h 32m) DAY LENGTH15h 08m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:23Z MOONSET23:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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