// Station · 20m ago

KACJ

Jimmy Carter Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 7 kt

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 28.2°C / 25.6°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 468 FT

32.1108°N / 84.1889°W

LOCATION · Americus, US

WIND

050°7 kt

KACJ · 468 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/7

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

SCT041 BKN060

T / Td

28 / 26

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Light winds at 050°/7 kt, visibility 8.0 SM, scattered at 4,100 ft, and broken at 6,000 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 142335Z AUTO 05007KT 8SM SCT041 BKN060 28/26 A3002 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E AND S AND W RAB2312E2332 P0000 T02820256 $

KACJ · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 050° at 7 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · scattered layer at 4,100 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

050°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

05★ HDG 050° H7 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 6,011'

10 HDG 100° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT 3,786'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

28 HDG 280° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

23 HDG 230° T7 kt X0 kt — —

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

2,000FT

+1,532 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV468 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT365 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

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT041

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

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,710 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

10:41ZSUNRISE

17:43ZSOLAR NOON

00:45ZSUNSET

01:13ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:55Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:13Z (1h 18m) DAY LENGTH14h 04m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:51Z MOONSET00:55Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KCKF

VFR

Crisp County Cordele Airport · Cordele

WIND: 300° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT080
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 20m ago

K16J

VFR

Dawson Municipal Airport · Dawson

WIND: 250° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM SW
AGE: 20m ago

K6A1

VFR

Butler Municipal Airport · Butler

WIND: 070° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN036
DIST: 28 NM N
AGE: 20m ago

KPXE

MVFR

Perry Houston County Airport · Perry

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN017
DIST: 32 NM NE
AGE: 20m ago

KABY

VFR

Southwest Georgia Regional Airport · Albany

WIND: 230° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 35 NM S
AGE: 34m ago

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