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// Station · 17m ago

K0W3

Harford County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.1°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 409 FT
39.5668°N / 76.2024°W
LOCATION · Churchville, US
N
WIND
240°5 kt
K0W3 · 409 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/5 kt. 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 K0W3 150055Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3000 RMK AO2 T02710217 $

K0W3 · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
240°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
19 HDG 190° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,354'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
01 HDG 010° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,409 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 +13°C

1,900FT
+1,491 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
2,500 1,450 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV409 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT327 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMPO (Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport, Mount Pocono, elev 1,915 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-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 · 14,096 FT K0W3 ELEV · 409 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,096 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:50ZSUNRISE
17:11ZSOLAR NOON
00:33ZSUNSET
01:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:04Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 43m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:02Z MOONSET00:45Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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