// Station · 31m ago
K1A5
Macon County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 5,000 ft
T/Td 24.1°C / 21.8°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 2,020 FT
35.2226°N / 83.4190°W
LOCATION · Franklin, US
WIND
000°0 kt
K1A5 · 2,020 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
OVC050
LAYERS
OVC050
T / Td
24 / 22
ALTIM
30.21"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 5,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 5,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K1A5 142235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC050 24/22 A3021 RMK AO2 P0006 T02410218
K1A5 · day 14 at 22:35 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 5,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
07
HDG 070°
—CALM
——
5,002'
25
HDG 250°
—CALM
——
5,002'
Pattern altitude: 3,020 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
3,200FT
+1,180 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,020 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT1,728 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEV
(Ashe County Airport, Jefferson, elev 3,180 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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)
10:30ZSUNRISE
17:40ZSOLAR NOON
00:50ZSUNSET
01:19ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 44m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:19Z (2h 13m)
DAY LENGTH14h 19m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:39Z
MOONSET00:58Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K24A
VFR
Jackson County Airport · Sylva
- WIND
- 150° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT044
- DIST
- 12 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KRHP
VFR
Western Carolina Regional Airport · Andrews
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT080
- DIST
- 22 NM W
- AGE
- 31m ago
KDZJ
MVFR
Blairsville Airport · Blairsville
- WIND
- 110° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM SW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KTOC
VFR
Toccoa Airport - R.G. Letourneau Field · Toccoa
- WIND
- 060° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN110
- DIST
- 38 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
KGKT
VFR
Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport · Sevierville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW100
- DIST
- 39 NM N
- AGE
- 30m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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