// Station · 16m ago
K54J
Defuniak Springs Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26.9°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 289 FT
30.7313°N / 86.1516°W
LOCATION · Defuniak Springs, US
WIND
220°3 kt
K54J · 289 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT100
T / Td
27 / 24
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 220°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 10,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K54J 142255Z AUTO 22003KT 10SM SCT100 27/24 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW T02690240
K54J · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 220° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
220°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
4,146'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
4,146'
18
HDG 180°
—CALM
——
2,700'
36
HDG 360°
—CALM
——
2,700'
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 +12°C
1,600FT
+1,311 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV289 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT147 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJZP
(Pickens County Airport, Jasper, elev 1,535 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:52ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
00:50ZSUNSET
01:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 38m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:17Z (2h 05m)
DAY LENGTH13h 57m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:01Z
MOONSET00:58Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCEW
VFR
Bob Sikes Airport · Crestview
- WIND
- 230° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 19 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KEGI
VFR
Duke Field · Crestview
- WIND
- 240° / 10 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW029
- DIST
- 20 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
K0J4
VFR
Florala Municipal Airport · Florala
- WIND
- VRB / 5 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KVPS
VFR
Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · Valparaiso
- WIND
- 250° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SW
- AGE
- 16m ago
KDTS
VFR
Destin Executive Airport · Destin
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SW
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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