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// Station · 18m ago

K48A

Cochran Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft
T/Td 28°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
WX VCTS
ELEV 377 FT
32.3994°N / 83.2759°W
LOCATION · Cochran, US
N
WIND
020°3 kt
K48A · 377 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN100
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT032 SCT048 BKN100
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at 020°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,200 ft, scattered at 4,800 ft, and broken at 10,000 ft. 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 K48A 142155Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM VCTS SCT032 SCT048 BKN100 28/24 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS

K48A · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · scattered layer at 4,800 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · weather: VCTS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
020°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
05 HDG 050° CALM 3,202'
23 HDG 230° CALM 3,202'
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 +13°C

1,900FT
+1,523 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
2,200 1,650 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV377 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT235 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,518 FT SCT032 SCT048 BKN100 · CEILING K48A ELEV · 377 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN100
Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT048
Scattered · base 4,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT032
Scattered · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,518 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

10:37ZSUNRISE
17:40ZSOLAR NOON
00:42ZSUNSET
01:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:10Z (2h 56m) DAY LENGTH14h 05m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:43Z MOONSET00:49Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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