// Station · 9m ago

K4A9

Isbell Field

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,600 ft

T/Td 24.3°C / 22.6°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

WX +RA

ELEV 877 FT

34.4737°N / 85.7214°W

LOCATION · Fort Payne, US

WIND

020°6 kt

K4A9 · 877 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN046

LAYERS

SCT030 BKN046 OVC055

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,600 ft. Light winds at 020°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,000 ft, broken at 4,600 ft, and overcast at 5,500 ft. Reported weather: +RA. 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 K4A9 302055Z AUTO 02006KT 10SM +RA SCT030 BKN046 OVC055 24/23 A2990 RMK AO2 P0001 T02430226 60004

K4A9 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · broken layer at 4,600 ft · overcast at 5,500 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · weather: +RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

020°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

04★ HDG 040° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

22 HDG 220° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,877 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

2,200FT

+1,323 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV877 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT895 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC055

Overcast · base 5,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN046

Broken · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT030

Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,150 ft VFR MARGIN+1,600 ft

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

10:33ZSUNRISE

17:41ZSOLAR NOON

00:50ZSUNSET

01:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:18Z (4h 14m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:03Z MOONSET12:19Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

K4A6

VFR

Scottsboro Municipal Word Field · Scottsboro

WIND: CALM
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 19 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

K8A1

VFR

Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field · Guntersville

WIND: 270° / 4 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KRMG

VFR

Richard B Russell Airport · Rome

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 29 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KGAD

—

Northeast Alabama Regional Airport · Gadsden

WIND: 220° / 4 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: FEW022
DIST: 35 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

KCZL

VFR

Tom B. David Field · Calhoun

WIND: 330° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 39 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

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