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// Station · 26m ago

EIKN

Ireland West Airport Knock
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.27 inHg
ELEV 665 FT
53.9104°N / 8.8170°W
LOCATION · Charlestown, IE
N
WIND
020°10 kt
EIKN · 665 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.27"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 020°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ 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 EIKN 111400Z 02010KT 350V060 CAVOK 22/14 Q1025 NOSIG

EIKN · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 020° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
020°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08 HDG 080° H5 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,546'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T5 kt X9 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,665 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

1,200FT
+535 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
1,500 700 -100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV665 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT317 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,200 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +535 ft above EIKN's actual elevation.
// 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,776 FT EIKN ELEV · 665 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,776 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-1)

04:18ZSUNRISE
12:41ZSOLAR NOON
21:04ZSUNSET
21:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:55Z (7h 29m) DAY LENGTH16h 46m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:43Z MOONSET18:29Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of EIKN.

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