// Station · 12m ago

K24A

Jackson County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 5,000 ft

T/Td 22.5°C / 17.6°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

WX VCTS -RA

ELEV 2,857 FT

35.3174°N / 83.2099°W

LOCATION · Sylva, US

WIND

130°4 kt

K24A · 2,857 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC050

LAYERS

SCT038 OVC050

T / Td

23 / 18

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,000 ft. Light winds at 130°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,800 ft, and overcast at 5,000 ft. Reported weather: thunderstorm in the vicinity and light rain (VCTS -RA). 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 K24A 282255Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM -VCTSRA SCT038 OVC050 22/18 A3015 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE T02250176

K24A · day 28 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,800 ft · overcast at 5,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · weather: thunderstorm in the vicinity and light rain (VCTS -RA) · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

130°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 3,210'

33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 3,210'

Pattern altitude: 3,857 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

4,100FT

+1,243 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV2,857 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT2,624 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSP (Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, elev 3,793 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+41%

-29%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+29%

-18%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+16%

-12%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC050

Overcast · base 5,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT038

Scattered · base 3,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,221 ft VFR MARGIN+2,000 ft

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

11:03ZSUNRISE

17:35ZSOLAR NOON

00:07ZSUNSET

00:33ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:33Z (1h 26m) DAY LENGTH13h 03m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:46Z MOONSET12:50Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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