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// Station · 13m ago

K35A

Union County, Troy Shelton Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft
T/Td 29.7°C / 19°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 610 FT
34.6870°N / 81.6411°W
LOCATION · Union, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
K35A · 610 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN100
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN100
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 10,000 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 K35A 301915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN100 30/19 A2993 RMK A02 T02970190

K35A · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg

// 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 2 ends
05 HDG 050° CALM 3,508'
23 HDG 230° CALM 3,508'
Pattern altitude: 1,610 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 +16°C

2,500FT
+1,890 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,700 1,900 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV610 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT598 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMKJ (Mountain Empire Airport, Rural Retreat, elev 2,558 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,610 FT BKN100 · CEILING K35A ELEV · 610 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN100
Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,610 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:16ZSUNRISE
17:25ZSOLAR NOON
00:34ZSUNSET
01:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:03Z (5h 35m) DAY LENGTH14h 17m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:43Z MOONSET12:00Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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