// Station · 19m ago

K24A

Jackson County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 4,900 ft

T/Td 23.4°C / 19°C

ALTIM 30.23 inHg

ELEV 2,857 FT

35.3174°N / 83.2099°W

LOCATION · Sylva, US

WIND

180°3 kt

K24A · 2,857 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC049

LAYERS

SCT032 SCT044 OVC049

T / Td

23 / 19

ALTIM

30.23"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,900 ft. Light winds at 180°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,200 ft, scattered at 4,400 ft, and overcast at 4,900 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 K24A 142155Z AUTO 18003KT 10SM SCT032 SCT044 OVC049 23/19 A3023 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE S AND NW T02340190

K24A · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 180° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · scattered layer at 4,400 ft · overcast at 4,900 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.23" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

180°3 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

4,200FT

+1,343 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,857 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT2,544 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 SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+42%

-29%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+29%

-19%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+17%

-13%

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)

OVC049

Overcast · base 4,900 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT044

Scattered · base 4,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT032

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

// Computed

CEILING4,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,675 ft VFR MARGIN+1,900 ft

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

10:29ZSUNRISE

17:39ZSOLAR NOON

00:49ZSUNSET

01:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:18Z (3h 04m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:36Z MOONSET00:56Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

K1A5

VFR

Macon County Airport · Franklin

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 12 NM SW
AGE: 19m ago

KRHP

VFR

Western Carolina Regional Airport · Andrews

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 33 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

KAVL

VFR → MVFR 08Z

Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 33 NM E
AGE: 20m ago

KGKT

VFR

Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport · Sevierville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT039
DIST: 36 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

KLQK

VFR

Pickens County Airport · Pickens

WIND: 020° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM SE
AGE: 19m ago

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