// Station · 7m ago

K4A9

Isbell Field

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,500 ft

T/Td 23.4°C / 22°C

ALTIM 30.13 inHg

ELEV 877 FT

34.4737°N / 85.7214°W

LOCATION · Fort Payne, US

WIND

060°5 kt

K4A9 · 877 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 02Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN055

LAYERS

SCT015 BKN055 BKN075

T / Td

23 / 22

ALTIM

30.13"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,500 ft. Light winds at 060°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 1,500 ft, broken at 5,500 ft, and broken at 7,500 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 K4A9 150255Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM SCT015 BKN055 BKN075 23/22 A3013 RMK AO2 T02340220 60002

K4A9 · day 15 at 02:55 UTC · wind from 060° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,500 ft · broken layer at 5,500 ft · broken layer at 7,500 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

060°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

04★ HDG 040° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

22 HDG 220° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +10°C

1,800FT

+923 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV877 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT665 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

BKN075

Broken · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN055

Broken · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT015

Scattered · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,695 ft VFR MARGIN+2,500 ft

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

10:41ZSUNRISE

17:49ZSOLAR NOON

00:57ZSUNSET

01:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT03:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:26Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 15m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:58Z MOONSET01:13Z FULL MOON IN14 days

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

K4A6

VFR

Scottsboro Municipal Word Field · Scottsboro

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM NW
AGE: 27m ago

K9A5

MVFR

Barwick Lafayette Airport · Lafayette

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: SCT085
DIST: 25 NM NE
AGE: 27m ago

K8A1

LIFR

Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field · Guntersville

WIND: 080° / 4 kt
VIS: 0.25 SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 27 NM W
AGE: 27m ago

KRMG

VFR

Richard B Russell Airport · Rome

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC080
DIST: 29 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

KCZL

VFR

Tom B. David Field · Calhoun

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC095
DIST: 39 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

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