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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,300 1,600 900
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,348 FT K42J ELEV · 196 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,348 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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