// Station · 19m ago
K42J
Keystone Heights Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 25°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 196 FT
29.8447°N / 82.0475°W
LOCATION · Keystone Heights, US
WIND
240°8 kt
K42J · 196 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 25
ALTIM
30.05"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 240°/8 kt. 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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METAR K42J 142155Z AUTO 24008KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3005 RMK A01
K42J · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
240°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H8 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,044'
29
HDG 290°
H5 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 75%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
11
HDG 110°
T5 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
05
HDG 050°
T8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
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 +15°C
1,900FT
+1,704 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV196 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT63 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:38ZSUNRISE
17:35ZSOLAR NOON
00:32ZSUNSET
00:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:58Z (2h 44m)
DAY LENGTH13h 53m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:44Z
MOONSET00:38Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGNV
VFR
Gainesville Regional Airport · Gainesville
- WIND
- 270° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
K28J
VFR
Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin Field · Palatka
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KVQQ
VFR
Cecil Airport · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 290° / 10 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 24m ago
KHEG
VFR
Herlong Airport · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 290° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 29 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KNIP
VFR
Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 290° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 30 NM NE
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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