// Station · 19m ago
K3J1
Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 25°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
WX VCTS
ELEV 79 FT
32.4927°N / 80.9923°W
LOCATION · Ridgeland, US
WIND
030°4 kt
K3J1 · 79 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 25
ALTIM
30.04"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 030°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: VCTS. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K3J1 142155Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM VCTS CLR 25/25 A3004 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW
K3J1 · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 030° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · weather: VCTS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
030°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
—CALM
——
4,200'
18
HDG 180°
—CALM
——
4,200'
Pattern altitude: 1,079 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 +10°C
1,100FT
+1,021 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV79 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT-45 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGMU
(Greenville Downtown Airport, Greenville, elev 1,048 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+11%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%
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)
10:27ZSUNRISE
17:30ZSOLAR NOON
00:33ZSUNSET
01:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 19m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:01Z (2h 47m)
DAY LENGTH14h 06m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:34Z
MOONSET00:40Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KNBC
VFR
→
MVFR
02Z
Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field · Beaufort
- WIND
- 020° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN080
- DIST
- 14 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KHXD
VFR
Hilton Head Airport · Hilton Head Island
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW019
- DIST
- 22 NM SE
- AGE
- 22m ago
KSAV
VFR
Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · Savannah
- WIND
- 190° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN095
- DIST
- 24 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
KSVN
VFR
→
MVFR
07Z
Hunter Army Air Field · Savannah
- WIND
- 210° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC070
- DIST
- 30 NM S
- AGE
- 14m ago
KRBW
VFR
Lowcountry Regional Airport · Walterboro
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT028
- DIST
- 31 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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