// Station · 3d ago · STALE · HARD STALE

K54J

Defuniak Springs Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 040° / 25 kt G41

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 900 ft

T/Td 19.2°C / 19.1°C

ALTIM 29.61 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 289 FT

30.7313°N / 86.1516°W

LOCATION · Defuniak Springs, US

WIND

040°25 kt

K54J · 289 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/25G41

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC009

LAYERS

OVC009

T / Td

19 / 19

ALTIM

29.61"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Strong winds at 040°/25 kt, gusting 41, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 900 ft. Reported weather: light rain (-RA). Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K54J 092235Z AUTO 04025G41KT 10SM -RA OVC009 19/19 A2961 RMK AO2 P0001 T01920191

K54J · day 9 at 22:35 UTC · wind from 040° at 25 kt, gusts to 41 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 900 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.61" Hg · weather: light rain (-RA) · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 25 ktG41

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

040°25G41 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

36★ HDG 360° H19 kt X16 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,700'

09 HDG 090° H16 kt X19 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 46%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T16 kt X19 kt RIGHT —

18 HDG 180° T19 kt X16 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,289 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 +5°C

1,200FT

+911 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV289 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT596 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCTJ (West Georgia Regional Airport / O V Gray Field, Carrollton, elev 1,161 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC009

Overcast · base 900 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,986 ft VFR MARGIN-2,100 ft

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

11:46ZSUNRISE

17:31ZSOLAR NOON

23:17ZSUNSET

23:41ZCIVIL END

CURRENT06:32Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:41Z (17h 09m) DAY LENGTH11h 30m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION4% MOONRISE13:18Z MOONSET00:49Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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