// Station · 12m ago

KAGS

Augusta Regional At Bush Field

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 10 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 33.3°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 144 FT

33.3699°N / 81.9645°W

LOCATION · Augusta, US

WIND

270°10 kt

KAGS · 144 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/10G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT043

T / Td

33 / 23

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 270°/10 kt, gusting 15. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,300 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 KAGS 111653Z 27010G15KT 10SM SCT043 33/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP175 T03330228 $

KAGS · day 11 at 16:53 UTC · wind from 270° at 10 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,300 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 10 ktG15

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

270°10G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

26★ HDG 260° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,001'

35 HDG 350° H2 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 67%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

17 HDG 170° T2 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

08 HDG 080° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,144 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 +18°C

2,200FT

+2,056 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV144 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT11 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

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT043

Scattered · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,962 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:27ZSUNRISE

17:34ZSOLAR NOON

00:40ZSUNSET

01:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (8h 04m) DAY LENGTH14h 13m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:57Z MOONSET22:10Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KDNL

VFR

Daniel Field · Augusta

WIND: 250° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW043
DIST: 7 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

KAIK

VFR

Aiken Regional Airport · Aiken

WIND: 250° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT043
DIST: 22 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

K2J5

VFR

Millen Airport · Millen

WIND: 180° / 10 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN049
DIST: 29 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KHQU

VFR

Thomson-McDuffie County Airport · Thomson

WIND: 250° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT042
DIST: 29 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KBNL

VFR

Barnwell Regional Airport · Barnwell

WIND: 240° / 13 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW044
DIST: 30 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

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