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// Station · 10m ago

K0A9

Elizabethton Municipal Airport
CAT
WIND VRB / 5 kt G10
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING
T/Td 26°C / 15°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 1,593 FT
36.3712°N / 82.1733°W
LOCATION · Elizabethton, US
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
K0A9 · 1,593 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5G10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.95"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt, gusting 10. Visibility better than 10 statute miles 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 K0A9 302055Z AUTO VRB05G10KT 10SM 26/15 A2995 RMK AO2

K0A9 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB5G10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
06 HDG 060° CALM 5,001'
24 HDG 240° CALM 5,001'
Pattern altitude: 2,593 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 +14°C

3,300FT
+1,707 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
3,800 3,050 2,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,593 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,561 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEV (Ashe County Airport, Jefferson, elev 3,180 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%

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 · 14,724 FT K0A9 ELEV · 1,593 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,724 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:14ZSUNRISE
17:27ZSOLAR NOON
00:40ZSUNSET
01:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:10Z (4h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 26m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:44Z MOONSET12:10Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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