// Station · 5m ago

KACJ

Jimmy Carter Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 28.2°C / 25.6°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 468 FT

32.1108°N / 84.1889°W

LOCATION · Americus, US

WIND

VRB6 kt

KACJ · 468 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

SCT031 BKN120 BKN160

T / Td

28 / 26

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Light winds at variable/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,100 ft, broken at 12,000 ft, and broken at 16,000 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

METAR KACJ 302055Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM SCT031 BKN120 BKN160 28/26 A2985 RMK AO2 T02820256 56020

KACJ · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,100 ft · broken layer at 12,000 ft · broken layer at 16,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 6 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 6,011'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 6,011'

10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 3,786'

28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 3,786'

Pattern altitude: 1,468 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 +14°C

2,200FT

+1,732 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV468 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT536 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

BKN160

Broken · base 16,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN120

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

SCT031

Scattered · base 3,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER16,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,710 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

10:33ZSUNRISE

17:35ZSOLAR NOON

00:38ZSUNSET

01:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:06Z (4h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 04m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:02Z MOONSET12:07Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KMCN

VFR → IFR 08Z

Middle Georgia Regional Airport · Macon

WIND: 340° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW045
DIST: 44 NM NE
AGE: 7m ago

KCSG

VFR → IFR 08Z

Columbus Airport · Columbus

WIND: 270° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW038
DIST: 45 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KEUF

VFR

Weedon Field · Eufaula

WIND: 360° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW033
DIST: 49 NM W
AGE: 1h 2m ago

K48A

VFR

Cochran Airport · Cochran

WIND: 190° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT043
DIST: 49 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

KFZG

—

Fitzgerald Municipal Airport · Fitzgerald

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM SE
AGE: 5m ago

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