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// Station · 12m ago

K48A

Cochran Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 6,500 ft
T/Td 29°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 377 FT
32.3994°N / 83.2759°W
LOCATION · Cochran, US
N
WIND
170°5 kt
K48A · 377 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN065
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT027 SCT033 BKN065
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,500 ft. Light winds at 170°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 2,700 ft, scattered at 3,300 ft, and broken at 6,500 ft. 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 K48A 301915Z AUTO 17005KT 10SM SCT027 SCT033 BKN065 29/23 A2991 RMK AO2

K48A · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 170° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,700 ft · scattered layer at 3,300 ft · broken layer at 6,500 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
170°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
23 HDG 230° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,202'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
05 HDG 050° T2 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,377 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

2,200FT
+1,823 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
2,400 1,700 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV377 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT383 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
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,023 FT SCT027 SCT033 BKN065 · CEILING K48A ELEV · 377 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN065
Broken · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT033
Scattered · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT027
Scattered · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING6,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,023 ft VFR MARGIN+3,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:28ZSUNRISE
17:32ZSOLAR NOON
00:35ZSUNSET
01:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:03Z (5h 35m) DAY LENGTH14h 06m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:55Z MOONSET12:01Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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