// Station · 12m ago
K48I
Braxton County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 23.5°C / 6.2°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 1,276 FT
38.6870°N / 80.6518°W
LOCATION · Sutton, US
WIND
VRB5 kt
K48I · 1,276 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW370
T / Td
24 / 6
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 37,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K48I 301915Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW370 24/06 A3001 RMK AO2 T02350062 $
K48I · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 37,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
02
HDG 020°
—CALM
——
3,995'
20
HDG 200°
—CALM
——
3,995'
Pattern altitude: 2,276 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 +11°C
2,500FT
+1,224 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,276 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT1,185 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW
(Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:02ZSUNRISE
17:21ZSOLAR NOON
00:41ZSUNSET
01:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 13m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:12Z (5h 44m)
DAY LENGTH14h 39m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:28Z
MOONSET12:07Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KW22
VFR
Upshur County Regional Airport · Buckhannon
- WIND
- 360° / 9 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KEKN
VFR
→
MVFR
06Z
Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport · Elkins
- WIND
- 330° / 7 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM E
- AGE
- 36m ago
KCKB
VFR
North Central West Virginia Airport · Bridgeport
- WIND
- 340° / 12 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM NE
- AGE
- 34m ago
KCRW
VFR
→
MVFR
06Z
Yeager Airport · Charleston
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 48 NM SW
- AGE
- 33m ago
KLWB
VFR
Greenbrier Valley Airport · Lewisburg
- WIND
- 360° / 10 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM S
- AGE
- 42m ago
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