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// Station · 15m ago

KACZ

Henderson Field
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30.2°C / 21.3°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 39 FT
34.7179°N / 78.0036°W
LOCATION · Wallace, US
N
WIND
060°10 kt
KACZ · 39 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT050
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.07"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 060°/10 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KACZ 142155Z AUTO 06010KT 10SM SCT050 30/21 A3007 RMK AO2 T03020213

KACZ · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 060° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
060°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
09 HDG 090° H9 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,153'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
27 HDG 270° T9 kt X5 kt RIGHT
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

1,700FT
+1,661 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,000 1,200 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV39 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-114 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,292 FT SCT050 KACZ ELEV · 39 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT050
Scattered · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,292 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:10ZSUNRISE
17:18ZSOLAR NOON
00:27ZSUNSET
00:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (2h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:16Z MOONSET00:33Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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