// Station · 17m ago

EIKN

Ireland West Airport Knock

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 9 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

WIND

020°9 kt

EIKN · 665 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

22 / 14

ALTIM

30.27"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 020°/9 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 111500Z 02009KT 340V060 CAVOK 22/14 Q1025 NOSIG

EIKN · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 020° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

020°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

08★ HDG 080° H5 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,546'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T5 kt X8 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

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

// 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

CURRENT15:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:55Z (6h 38m) DAY LENGTH16h 46m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:44Z MOONSET18:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

EISG

VFR

Sligo Airport · Sligo

WIND: 340° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

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