// Station · 3m ago

KAFJ

Washington County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 6 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 21.7°C / 5.6°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 1,184 FT

40.1365°N / 80.2902°W

LOCATION · Washington, US

WIND

VRB6 kt

KAFJ · 1,184 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/6G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

22 / 6

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/6 kt, gusting 15. 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.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAFJ 302056Z AUTO VRB06G15KT 10SM CLR 22/06 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02170056 56007 $

KAFJ · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 6 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB6G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 5,004'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 5,004'

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 +9°C

2,100FT

+916 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,184 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT1,013 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBFD (Bradford Regional Airport, Bradford, elev 2,143 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,144 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:56ZSUNRISE

17:20ZSOLAR NOON

00:43ZSUNSET

01:15ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:15Z (4h 16m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:26Z MOONSET12:13Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KHLG

VFR

Wheeling Ohio County Airport · Wheeling

WIND: 360° / 7 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM W
AGE: 6m ago

KAGC

VFR

Allegheny County Airport · Pittsburgh

WIND: 040° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM NE
AGE: 6m ago

KPIT

VFR

Pittsburgh International Airport · Pittsburgh

WIND: 050° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

K2G2

VFR

Jefferson County Airpark · Steubenville

WIND: VRB / 6 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM NW
AGE: 4m ago

KVVS

VFR

Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport · Connellsville

WIND: 040° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM E
AGE: 4m ago

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →