// Station · 22m ago

KAAF

Apalachicola Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 25.6°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 20 FT

29.7275°N / 85.0275°W

LOCATION · Apalachicola, US

WIND

280°3 kt

KAAF · 20 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

FEW070 SCT095 BKN120

T / Td

26 / 23

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Light winds at 280°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 7,000 ft, scattered at 9,500 ft, and broken at 12,000 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

SPECI KAAF 142332Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM FEW070 SCT095 BKN120 26/23 A3011 RMK AO1 TSE16 P0001 T02560228

KAAF · day 14 at 23:32 UTC · wind from 280° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · scattered layer at 9,500 ft · broken layer at 12,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

280°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 5,425'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 5,425'

06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 5,271'

24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 5,271'

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 5,251'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 5,251'

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 +10°C

1,100FT

+1,080 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT-172 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMGE (Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, elev 1,068 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT095

Scattered · base 9,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,949 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

10:50ZSUNRISE

17:47ZSOLAR NOON

00:43ZSUNSET

01:10ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:10Z (1h 15m) DAY LENGTH13h 53m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:00Z MOONSET00:53Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KPAM

VFR → MVFR 00Z

Tyndall Air Force Base · Panama City

WIND: 240° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW030
DIST: 35 NM NW
AGE: 59m ago

KTLH

VFR

Tallahassee International Airport · Tallahassee

WIND: 050° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 53 NM NE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KECP

VFR

Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport · Panama City Beach

WIND: 220° / 8 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 55 NM NW
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KMAI

VFR

Marianna Municipal Airport · Marianna

WIND: 230° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 67 NM N
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KBGE

VFR

Decatur County Industrial Air Park · Bainbridge

WIND: 140° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 77 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

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