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// Station · 23m ago

K9A5

Barwick Lafayette Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND CALM
VIS 5.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.2°C / 23.1°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
WX BR
ELEV 777 FT
34.6886°N / 85.2904°W
LOCATION · Lafayette, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
K9A5 · 777 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
5.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.11"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Winds calm, visibility 5.0 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: BR. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K9A5 142335Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR CLR 23/23 A3011 RMK AO2 T02320231

K9A5 · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · winds calm · visibility 5.0 SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
02 HDG 020° CALM 4,999'
20 HDG 200° CALM 4,999'
Pattern altitude: 1,777 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 +9°C

1,700FT
+923 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,600 1,900 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV777 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT585 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
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,494 FT K9A5 ELEV · 777 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,494 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:39ZSUNRISE
17:48ZSOLAR NOON
00:56ZSUNSET
01:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:25Z (1h 27m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:49Z MOONSET01:06Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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