// Station · 12m ago
K54J
Defuniak Springs Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 7 kt G14
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.2°C / 23.8°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 289 FT
30.7313°N / 86.1516°W
LOCATION · Defuniak Springs, US
WIND
240°7 kt
K54J · 289 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/7G14
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 24
ALTIM
29.90"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 240°/7 kt, gusting 14. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K54J 302055Z AUTO 24007G14KT 210V270 10SM CLR 30/24 A2990 RMK AO2 T03020238
K54J · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 7 kt, gusts to 14 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 7 ktG14
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
240°7G14 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H6 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,146'
18
HDG 180°
H4 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
2,700'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
T3 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
09
HDG 090°
T6 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
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 +16°C
2,200FT
+1,911 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV289 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT307 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:44ZSUNRISE
17:43ZSOLAR NOON
00:42ZSUNSET
01:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:07Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 35m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:10Z (4h 02m)
DAY LENGTH13h 58m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:14Z
MOONSET12:12Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCEW
VFR
Bob Sikes Airport · Crestview
- WIND
- 200° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN060
- DIST
- 19 NM W
- AGE
- 14m ago
KEGI
VFR
Duke Field · Crestview
- WIND
- 220° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 20 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
K0J4
VFR
Florala Municipal Airport · Florala
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN060
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KVPS
VFR
→
MVFR
07Z
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · Valparaiso
- WIND
- 220° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW022
- DIST
- 24 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KDTS
VFR
Destin Executive Airport · Destin
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SW
- AGE
- 14m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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