// Station · 10m ago
K1A9
Prattville - Grouby Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 4,800 ft
T/Td — / —
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 225 FT
32.4387°N / 86.5127°W
LOCATION · Prattville, US
WIND
000°0 kt
K1A9 · 225 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
BKN048
LAYERS
SCT032 BKN048 BKN060
T / Td
—
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 4,800 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,200 ft, broken at 4,800 ft, and broken at 6,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K1A9 302055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT032 BKN048 BKN060 A2988 RMK AO2
K1A9 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · broken layer at 4,800 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · altimeter 29.88" 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
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
5,400'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
5,400'
Pattern altitude: 1,225 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
Density altitude needs current temperature + altimeter + field elevation — one or more is unavailable for K1A9.
// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:41ZSUNRISE
17:45ZSOLAR NOON
00:48ZSUNSET
01:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 43m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:16Z (4h 11m)
DAY LENGTH14h 06m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:11Z
MOONSET12:18Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius
KEET
VFR
→
IFR
08Z
Shelby County Airport · Alabaster
- WIND
- 200° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW032
- DIST
- 46 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
KAUO
VFR
→
IFR
09Z
Auburn University Regional Airport · Auburn
- WIND
- 310° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN043
- DIST
- 56 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
KEKY
VFR
Bessemer Airport · Bessemer
- WIND
- 210° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 56 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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