// Station · 16m ago

KABY

Southwest Georgia Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25.6°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 197 FT

31.5329°N / 84.1962°W

LOCATION · Albany, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KABY · 197 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW009 SCT018 SCT024

T / Td

26 / 22

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 900 ft, scattered at 1,800 ft, and scattered at 2,400 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 KABY 111253Z 00000KT 10SM FEW009 SCT018 SCT024 26/22 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP219 T02560222

KABY · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 900 ft · scattered layer at 1,800 ft · scattered layer at 2,400 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1021.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 6,601'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 6,601'

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 5,200'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 5,200'

Pattern altitude: 1,197 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

1,200FT

+1,003 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV197 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT-66 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCTJ (West Georgia Regional Airport / O V Gray Field, Carrollton, elev 1,161 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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)

SCT024

Scattered · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT018

Scattered · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW009

Few · base 900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,126 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:41ZSUNRISE

17:43ZSOLAR NOON

00:45ZSUNSET

01:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:13Z (12h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 04m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:03Z MOONSET22:07Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

K16J

VFR

Dawson Municipal Airport · Dawson

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW017
DIST: 17 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

KCXU

VFR

Camilla Mitchell County Airport · Camilla

WIND: VRB / 1 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

KACJ

VFR

Jimmy Carter Regional Airport · Americus

WIND: 260° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

KCKF

MVFR

Crisp County Cordele Airport · Cordele

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 35 NM NE
AGE: 14m ago

KBIJ

VFR

Early County Airport · Blakely

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT020
DIST: 37 NM W
AGE: 14m ago

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