Medium Regional Airport • Kansas City, MO, United States
Elevation: 759 ft (231 m) • 39.1232, -94.5928
Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport (KMKC / MKC) is a medium regional airport serving Kansas City, MO, United States, situated at an elevation of 759 ft (231 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 1.1° East. The airport has 4 runways, with the longest measuring 6,817 feet.
FLIGHT CATEGORY
WIND COMPASS
CLOUD PROFILE
METAR KMKC 212054Z 30009G15KT 10SM FEW027 BKN035 OVC047 26/20 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP066 T02610200 53003
TAF KMKC 211933Z 2120/2218 28011KT P6SM SCT025 OVC040 TEMPO 2120/2122 BKN025 FM212200 31011KT P6SM SCT040 FM220000 36011KT P6SM SCT025 BKN040 FM220400 02008KT P6SM BKN022 FM220800 04008KT P6SM BKN015
| Designator | Length | Width | Surface | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,817 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 13° |
| 19 | 6,817 ft | 150 ft | Concrete | 193° |
| 22 | 5,050 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 218° |
| 4 | 5,050 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 38° |
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM