// Station · 9m ago

K1A5

Macon County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 030° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 11,000 ft

T/Td 25.2°C / 17.5°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 2,020 FT

35.2226°N / 83.4190°W

LOCATION · Franklin, US

WIND

030°4 kt

K1A5 · 2,020 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC110

LAYERS

SCT042 SCT055 OVC110

T / Td

25 / 18

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Light winds at 030°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 4,200 ft, scattered at 5,500 ft, and overcast at 11,000 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 K1A5 302055Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM SCT042 SCT055 OVC110 25/18 A2998 RMK AO2 60001 T02520175

K1A5 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 030° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,200 ft · scattered layer at 5,500 ft · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

030°4 kt

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 +14°C

3,600FT

+1,580 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,020 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,958 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

+36%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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)

OVC110

Overcast · base 11,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT055

Scattered · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT042

Scattered · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,747 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

10:22ZSUNRISE

17:32ZSOLAR NOON

00:42ZSUNSET

01:12ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:12Z (4h 07m) DAY LENGTH14h 20m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:52Z MOONSET12:12Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

K24A

VFR

Jackson County Airport · Sylva

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 12 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

KRHP

VFR

Western Carolina Regional Airport · Andrews

WIND: 270° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT090
DIST: 22 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KDZJ

VFR

Blairsville Airport · Blairsville

WIND: 340° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

KTOC

VFR

Toccoa Airport - R.G. Letourneau Field · Toccoa

WIND: 120° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT020
DIST: 38 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KGKT

VFR

Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport · Sevierville

WIND: 100° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

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