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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,100 1,350 600
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,189 FT K28J ELEV · 48 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,189 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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