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// Station · 22m ago

K1A6

Middlesboro-Bell County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.8°C / 13.7°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 1,154 FT
36.6103°N / 83.7374°W
LOCATION · Middlesboro, US
N
WIND
010°6 kt
K1A6 · 1,154 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 010°/6 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.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K1A6 302215Z AUTO 01006KT 10SM CLR 27/14 A2997 RMK AO2 T02680137

K1A6 · day 30 at 22:15 UTC · wind from 010° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
010°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
10 HDG 100° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,633'
28 HDG 280° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
Pattern altitude: 2,154 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

2,800FT
+1,646 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,100 2,350 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,154 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,101 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
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,689 FT K1A6 ELEV · 1,154 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,689 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:20ZSUNRISE
17:33ZSOLAR NOON
00:47ZSUNSET
01:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:37Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:17Z (2h 40m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:53Z MOONSET12:20Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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