[/] search [ENTER] submit ICAO [ESC] clear 5,740 STATIONS · WORLDWIDE

// K18A · Franklin County Airport · Canon

// Station · 22m ago

K18A

Franklin County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.1°C / 20.8°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 890 FT
34.3401°N / 83.1335°W
LOCATION · Canon, US
N
WIND
080°5 kt
K18A · 890 FT
© OSM · CartoDB

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.07"
 
 
 

Loading TAF forecast…

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/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.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K18A 290055Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A3007 RMK AO2 T02410208

K18A · day 29 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 080° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
080°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08★ HDG 080° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T5 kt X0 kt — —
Pattern altitude: 1,890 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 +11°C

2,000FT
+1,110 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV890 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT737 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 MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,062 FT K18A ELEV · 890 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,062 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:04ZSUNRISE
17:35ZSOLAR NOON
00:06ZSUNSET
00:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:32Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 01m
Waning Gibbous
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:51Z MOONSET12:53Z FULL MOON IN29 days

// Nearest reporting stations

Loading nearest reporting stations…

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

© OpenStreetMap · CartoDB · OpenAIP
// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.
Get METAR Deck →