// Station · 3m ago
K42J
Keystone Heights Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt G12
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 2,800 ft
T/Td 29°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 196 FT
29.8447°N / 82.0475°W
LOCATION · Keystone Heights, US
WIND
VRB3 kt
K42J · 196 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3G12
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
BKN028
LAYERS
BKN028 BKN050
T / Td
29 / 24
ALTIM
29.90"
// Interpretation
MVFR — ceiling 2,800 ft. Light winds at variable/3 kt, gusting 12, visibility 7.0 SM, broken at 2,800 ft, and broken at 5,000 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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METAR K42J 302015Z AUTO VRB03G12KT 7SM BKN028 BKN050 29/24 A2990 RMK A01
K42J · day 30 at 20:15 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · broken layer at 2,800 ft · broken layer at 5,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3G12 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
5,044'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
5,044'
11
HDG 110°
—CALM
——
4,899'
29
HDG 290°
—CALM
——
4,899'
Pattern altitude: 1,196 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 +14°C
1,900FT
+1,704 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV196 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT214 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ
(Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:29ZSUNRISE
17:27ZSOLAR NOON
00:24ZSUNSET
00:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 06m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:51Z (4h 33m)
DAY LENGTH13h 54m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:58Z
MOONSET11:52Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGNV
VFR
→
MVFR
13Z
Gainesville Regional Airport · Gainesville
- WIND
- 270° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN100
- DIST
- 15 NM SW
- AGE
- 25m ago
K28J
VFR
Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin Field · Palatka
- WIND
- 230° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW090
- DIST
- 22 NM SE
- AGE
- 3m ago
KVQQ
VFR
→
LIFR
06Z
Cecil Airport · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 270° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT035
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 28m ago
KHEG
VFR
Herlong Airport · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 280° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW070
- DIST
- 29 NM NE
- AGE
- 3m ago
KNIP
VFR
→
MVFR
06Z
Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 270° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN070
- DIST
- 30 NM NE
- AGE
- 25m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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