// Station · 12m ago

K9A4

Courtland Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 25°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 588 FT

34.6590°N / 87.3502°W

LOCATION · Courtland, US

WIND

230°7 kt

K9A4 · 588 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

SCT016 SCT021 BKN060

T / Td

25 / 23

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Light winds at 230°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 1,600 ft, scattered at 2,100 ft, and broken at 6,000 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 K9A4 302135Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM SCT016 SCT021 BKN060 25/23 A2991 RMK AO2 P0001

K9A4 · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 230° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · scattered layer at 2,100 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

230°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,000'

31 HDG 310° H1 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

13 HDG 130° T1 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

35 HDG 350° T3 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,588 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 +11°C

1,900FT

+1,312 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV588 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT594 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS (Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT021

Scattered · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT016

Scattered · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,214 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

10:39ZSUNRISE

17:48ZSOLAR NOON

00:57ZSUNSET

01:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:47Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:26Z (3h 38m) DAY LENGTH14h 17m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:10Z MOONSET12:28Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KMSL

VFR → IFR 09Z

Northwest Alabama Regional Airport · Muscle Shoals

WIND: 150° / 6 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 14 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

KDCU

VFR

Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur

WIND: 040° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 20 NM E
AGE: 54m ago

K1M4

VFR

Posey Field · Haleyville

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN048
DIST: 26 NM SW
AGE: 51m ago

KHSV

VFR → IFR 09Z

Huntsville International Airport · Huntsville

WIND: 130° / 3 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 28 NM E
AGE: 54m ago

KHUA

VFR

Redstone Army Air Field · Redstone Arsnl Huntsville

WIND: 080° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN036
DIST: 33 NM E
AGE: 52m ago

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