// Station · 8m ago

K49A

Gilmer County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 1,486 FT

34.6279°N / 84.5249°W

LOCATION · Ellijay, US

WIND

260°7 kt

K49A · 1,486 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT028 SCT033

T / Td

28 / 21

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 260°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,800 ft, and scattered at 3,300 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 K49A 302135Z AUTO 26007KT 230V290 10SM SCT028 SCT033 28/21 A2991 RMK AO2

K49A · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 260° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,800 ft · scattered layer at 3,300 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

260°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

21★ HDG 210° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,507'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

03 HDG 030° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,486 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 +16°C

3,400FT

+1,914 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,486 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,492 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEV (Ashe County Airport, Jefferson, elev 3,180 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+34%

-24%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+24%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-10%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT033

Scattered · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT028

Scattered · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,627 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:28ZSUNRISE

17:37ZSOLAR NOON

00:45ZSUNSET

01:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:43Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:14Z (3h 30m) DAY LENGTH14h 17m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:59Z MOONSET12:16Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KDNN

VFR

Dalton Municipal Airport · Dalton

WIND: 010° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW180
DIST: 18 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

KCZL

VFR

Tom B. David Field · Calhoun

WIND: 340° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 23 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

KDZJ

VFR

Blairsville Airport · Blairsville

WIND: 320° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 29 NM NE
AGE: 8m ago

KVPC

VFR

Cartersville Airport · Cartersville

WIND: 260° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 34 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

KRMG

VFR

Richard B Russell Airport · Rome

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 35 NM SW
AGE: 50m ago

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