// Station · 22m ago
KACZ
Henderson Field
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29.5°C / 12.4°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 39 FT
34.7179°N / 78.0036°W
LOCATION · Wallace, US
WIND
320°6 kt
KACZ · 39 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT050
T / Td
30 / 12
ALTIM
29.85"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 320°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 5,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KACZ 301955Z AUTO 32006KT 10SM SCT050 30/12 A2985 RMK AO2 T02950124
KACZ · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 320° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
320°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,153'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
09
HDG 090°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 1,039 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 +15°C
1,900FT
+1,861 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV39 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT107 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K1A5
(Macon County Airport, Franklin, elev 2,020 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:02ZSUNRISE
17:11ZSOLAR NOON
00:19ZSUNSET
00:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:17Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 02m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:48Z (4h 31m)
DAY LENGTH14h 17m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:30Z
MOONSET11:48Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDPL
VFR
Duplin County Airport · Kenansville
- WIND
- 340° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM N
- AGE
- 22m ago
KOAJ
VFR
Albert J Ellis Airport · Richlands
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
KCTZ
VFR
Sampson County Airport · Clinton
- WIND
- 360° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM NW
- AGE
- 22m ago
KILM
VFR
Wilmington International Airport · Wilmington
- WIND
- 260° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM S
- AGE
- 24m ago
KNCA
VFR
MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 250° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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