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// Station · 11m ago

K6A2

Griffin Spalding County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 958 FT
33.2270°N / 84.2749°W
LOCATION · Griffin, US
N
WIND
270°4 kt
K6A2 · 958 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.90"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/4 kt. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K6A2 302135Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 27/20 A2990 RMK AO2

K6A2 · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 270° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
270°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
14 HDG 140° CALM 3,701'
32 HDG 320° CALM 3,701'
Pattern altitude: 1,958 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 +14°C

2,600FT
+1,642 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
2,800 2,150 1,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV958 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT976 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMKJ (Mountain Empire Airport, Rural Retreat, elev 2,558 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,594 FT K6A2 ELEV · 958 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,594 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:30ZSUNRISE
17:36ZSOLAR NOON
00:41ZSUNSET
01:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:46Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (3h 22m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:02Z MOONSET12:12Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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