// Station · 39m ago

KAAF

Apalachicola Regional Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 240° / 15 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 2,200 ft

T/Td 27.2°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 20 FT

29.7275°N / 85.0275°W

LOCATION · Apalachicola, US

WIND

240°15 kt

KAAF · 20 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC022

LAYERS

SCT016 OVC022

T / Td

27 / 24

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,200 ft. Brisk winds at 240°/15 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 1,600 ft, and overcast at 2,200 ft. 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 KAAF 302153Z AUTO 24015KT 10SM SCT016 OVC022 27/24 A2993 RMK AO1 SLP134 T02720239 $

KAAF · day 30 at 21:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,600 ft · overcast at 2,200 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1013.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 15 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

240°15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

24★ HDG 240° H15 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,271'

18 HDG 180° H8 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 87%

32 HDG 320° H3 kt X15 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

14 HDG 140° T3 kt X15 kt RIGHT —

36 HDG 360° T7 kt X13 kt LEFT —

06 HDG 060° T15 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,020 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

1,500FT

+1,480 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT8 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K49A (Gilmer County Airport, Ellijay, elev 1,486 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC022

Overcast · base 2,200 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT016

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

// Computed

CEILING2,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,757 ft VFR MARGIN-800 ft

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

10:42ZSUNRISE

17:39ZSOLAR NOON

00:36ZSUNSET

01:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:32Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:02Z (2h 29m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:14Z MOONSET12:08Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KPAM

VFR

Tyndall Air Force Base · Panama City

WIND: 230° / 16 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM NW
AGE: 37m ago

KTLH

VFR

Tallahassee International Airport · Tallahassee

WIND: 120° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 53 NM NE
AGE: 15m ago

KECP

VFR

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · Panama City Beach

WIND: 210° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 55 NM NW
AGE: 39m ago

KMAI

VFR

Marianna Municipal Airport · Marianna

WIND: 250° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 67 NM N
AGE: 39m ago

KBGE

VFR

Decatur County Industrial Air Park · Bainbridge

WIND: 210° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 77 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

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