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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,100 1,450 800
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,705 FT K3J1 ELEV · 79 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,705 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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