// Station · 17m ago
K28J
Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 26°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 48 FT
29.6586°N / 81.6889°W
LOCATION · Palatka, US
WIND
000°0 kt
K28J · 48 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 26
ALTIM
30.04"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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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METAR K28J 142155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/26 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND S AND NW
K28J · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.04" 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
4 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
6,000'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
6,000'
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
3,804'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
3,804'
Pattern altitude: 1,048 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
1,500FT
+1,452 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV48 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT-76 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K49A
(Gilmer County Airport, Ellijay, elev 1,486 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:37ZSUNRISE
17:33ZSOLAR NOON
00:30ZSUNSET
00:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (2h 44m)
DAY LENGTH13h 53m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:43Z
MOONSET00:36Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K42J
VFR
Keystone Heights Airport · Keystone Heights
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KSGJ
VFR
Northeast Florida Regional Airport · St Augustine
- WIND
- 230° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 26 NM NE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KGNV
VFR
Gainesville Regional Airport · Gainesville
- WIND
- 270° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM W
- AGE
- 19m ago
KNIP
VFR
Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 290° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 35 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
KVQQ
VFR
Cecil Airport · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 290° / 10 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 35 NM N
- AGE
- 22m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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