// Station · 6m ago
K18A
Franklin County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 3,700 ft
T/Td 29.8°C / 20.8°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 890 FT
34.3401°N / 83.1335°W
LOCATION · Canon, US
WIND
270°5 kt
K18A · 890 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
BKN037
LAYERS
BKN037
T / Td
30 / 21
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 3,700 ft. Light winds at 270°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 3,700 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K18A 302055Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM BKN037 30/21 A2989 RMK AO2 T02980208
K18A · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 270° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 3,700 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
270°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
08
HDG 080°
T5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
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 +17°C
2,900FT
+2,010 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV890 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT917 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A
(Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:23ZSUNRISE
17:31ZSOLAR NOON
00:39ZSUNSET
01:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 38m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:08Z (4h 06m)
DAY LENGTH14h 15m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:53Z
MOONSET12:09Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTOC
VFR
Toccoa Airport - R.G. Letourneau Field · Toccoa
- WIND
- 120° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT020
- DIST
- 17 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KAND
VFR
Anderson Regional Airport · Anderson
- WIND
- 270° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
KAJR
MVFR
Habersham County Airport · Cornelia
- WIND
- 330° / 11 ktG15
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN029
- DIST
- 23 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KCEU
VFR
Oconee County Regional Airport · Clemson
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KAHN
VFR
→
IFR
08Z
Athens Ben Epps Airport · Athens
- WIND
- 100° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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