// Station · 12m ago

K16J

Dawson Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

ELEV 333 FT

31.7433°N / 84.4193°W

LOCATION · Dawson, US

WIND

VRB3 kt

K16J · 333 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW027 SCT034 SCT046

T / Td

31 / 25

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,700 ft, scattered at 3,400 ft, and scattered at 4,600 ft. 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 K16J 301915Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM FEW027 SCT034 SCT046 31/25 A2990 RMK AO2

K16J · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,700 ft · scattered layer at 3,400 ft · scattered layer at 4,600 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 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 +17°C

2,400FT

+2,067 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV333 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT351 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-7%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT046

Scattered · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT034

Scattered · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW027

Few · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,990 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:35ZSUNRISE

17:36ZSOLAR NOON

00:38ZSUNSET

01:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (5h 38m) DAY LENGTH14h 03m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:01Z MOONSET12:04Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KABY

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Southwest Georgia Regional Airport · Albany

WIND: 190° / 7 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 17 NM SE
AGE: 34m ago

KACJ

VFR

Jimmy Carter Regional Airport · Americus

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW027
DIST: 25 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

KBIJ

VFR

Early County Airport · Blakely

WIND: 200° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 32 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

KCXU

VFR

Camilla Mitchell County Airport · Camilla

WIND: VRB / 1 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

KCKF

VFR

Crisp County Cordele Airport · Cordele

WIND: 170° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 36 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

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