// Station · 57m ago
KAFJ
Washington County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.16 inHg
ELEV 1,184 FT
40.1365°N / 80.2902°W
LOCATION · Washington, US
WIND
270°9 kt
KAFJ · 1,184 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 22
ALTIM
30.16"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 270°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KAFJ 142256Z AUTO 27009KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP203 T02940217 $
KAFJ · day 14 at 22:56 UTC · wind from 270° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.3 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
270°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H9 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 5,004'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
09
HDG 090°
T9 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 2,184 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 +16°C
2,900FT
+1,716 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,184 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT942 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4
(Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:04ZSUNRISE
17:28ZSOLAR NOON
00:51ZSUNSET
01:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING57m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:23Z (1h 29m)
DAY LENGTH14h 46m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:14Z
MOONSET01:01Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHLG
VFR
Wheeling Ohio County Airport · Wheeling
- WIND
- 280° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM W
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KAGC
VFR
Allegheny County Airport · Pittsburgh
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM NE
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KPIT
VFR
Pittsburgh International Airport · Pittsburgh
- WIND
- 250° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT250
- DIST
- 21 NM N
- AGE
- 2m ago
K2G2
VFR
Jefferson County Airpark · Steubenville
- WIND
- 270° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KVVS
VFR
Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport · Connellsville
- WIND
- 280° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT040
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
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