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// Station · 30m ago

K8A3

Livingston Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,372 FT
36.4121°N / 85.3116°W
LOCATION · Livingston, US
N
WIND
040°3 kt
K8A3 · 1,372 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW044
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 040°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,400 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 K8A3 142235Z AUTO 04003KT 10SM FEW044 28/22 A3009 RMK A01

K8A3 · day 14 at 22:35 UTC · wind from 040° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,400 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
040°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
03 HDG 030° CALM 5,153'
21 HDG 210° CALM 5,153'
Pattern altitude: 2,372 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 +15°C

3,000FT
+1,628 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,400 3,100 2,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,372 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,201 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A (Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,513 FT FEW044 K8A3 ELEV · 1,372 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW044
Few · base 4,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,513 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:35ZSUNRISE
17:48ZSOLAR NOON
01:01ZSUNSET
01:30ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:30Z (2h 25m) DAY LENGTH14h 25m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:43Z MOONSET01:09Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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