// Station · 20m ago

KABE

Lehigh Valley International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 9,000 ft

T/Td 24.4°C / 20°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 393 FT

40.6518°N / 75.4428°W

LOCATION · Allentown/Bethlehem, US

WIND

050°10 kt

KABE · 393 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN090

LAYERS

FEW070 BKN090 BKN100

T / Td

24 / 20

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Moderate winds at 050°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 7,000 ft, broken at 9,000 ft, and broken at 10,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 KABE 111451Z 05010KT 10SM -RA FEW070 BKN090 BKN100 24/20 A2997 RMK AO2 RAB42 SLP147 P0000 60000 T02440200 51011

KABE · day 11 at 14:51 UTC · wind from 050° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · broken layer at 9,000 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

050°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

06★ HDG 060° H10 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,599'

13 HDG 130° H2 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

31 HDG 310° T2 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

24 HDG 240° T10 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,393 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

1,500FT

+1,107 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV393 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT340 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAOO (Altoona Blair County Airport, Altoona, elev 1,503 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN090

Broken · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,716 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:41ZSUNRISE

17:08ZSOLAR NOON

00:35ZSUNSET

01:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:07Z (9h 56m) DAY LENGTH14h 53m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:07Z MOONSET22:00Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KXLL

VFR

Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport · Allentown

WIND: 060° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 5 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

KUKT

VFR

Quakertown Airport · Quakertown

WIND: 040° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

KCKZ

VFR

Pennridge Airport · Perkasie

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

K22N

VFR

Jake Arner Memorial Airport · Lehighton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN049
DIST: 17 NM NW
AGE: 16m ago

KN40

VFR

Sky Manor Airport · Pittstown

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

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