// Station · 21m ago
K16J
Dawson Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 333 FT
31.7433°N / 84.4193°W
LOCATION · Dawson, US
WIND
250°3 kt
K16J · 333 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 24
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 250°/3 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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METAR K16J 142335Z AUTO 25003KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NW
K16J · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 250° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
250°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
4,510'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
4,510'
Pattern altitude: 1,333 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 +12°C
1,700FT
+1,367 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV333 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT180 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJZP
(Pickens County Airport, Jasper, elev 1,535 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:43ZSUNRISE
17:44ZSOLAR NOON
00:45ZSUNSET
01:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:56Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING49m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:13Z (1h 16m)
DAY LENGTH14h 02m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:53Z
MOONSET00:55Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KABY
VFR
Southwest Georgia Regional Airport · Albany
- WIND
- 210° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC090
- DIST
- 17 NM SE
- AGE
- 3m ago
KACJ
VFR
Jimmy Carter Regional Airport · Americus
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN060
- DIST
- 25 NM NE
- AGE
- 21m ago
KBIJ
MVFR
Early County Airport · Blakely
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC065
- DIST
- 32 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
KCXU
VFR
Camilla Mitchell County Airport · Camilla
- WIND
- 180° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC085
- DIST
- 33 NM S
- AGE
- 21m ago
KCKF
VFR
Crisp County Cordele Airport · Cordele
- WIND
- 300° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT080
- DIST
- 36 NM NE
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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