// Station · 21m ago

KAGS

Augusta Regional At Bush Field

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 12 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 34.4°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 144 FT

33.3699°N / 81.9645°W

LOCATION · Augusta, US

WIND

250°12 kt

KAGS · 144 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/12G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW047

T / Td

34 / 23

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/12 kt, gusting 19. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,700 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 111753Z 25012G19KT 10SM FEW047 34/23 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW-N SLP165 T03440228 10350 20250 58018 $

KAGS · day 11 at 17:53 UTC · wind from 250° at 12 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,700 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 12 ktG19

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

250°12G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

26★ HDG 260° H12 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,001'

17 HDG 170° H2 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 63%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35 HDG 350° T2 kt X12 kt LEFT —

08 HDG 080° T12 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

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 +19°C

2,400FT

+2,256 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV144 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT32 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

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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)

FEW047

Few · base 4,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,518 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:27ZSUNRISE

17:34ZSOLAR NOON

00:40ZSUNSET

01:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (6h 55m) DAY LENGTH14h 13m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:00Z MOONSET22:13Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KDNL

VFR

Daniel Field · Augusta

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 7 NM NW
AGE: 21m ago

KAIK

VFR

Aiken Regional Airport · Aiken

WIND: 270° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT065
DIST: 22 NM NE
AGE: 19m ago

K2J5

VFR

Millen Airport · Millen

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT046
DIST: 29 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

KHQU

VFR

Thomson-McDuffie County Airport · Thomson

WIND: 280° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT075
DIST: 29 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

KBNL

VFR

Barnwell Regional Airport · Barnwell

WIND: 240° / 13 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 30 NM E
AGE: 19m ago

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