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// Station · 2m ago

KAID

Anderson Municipal Darlington Field
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.5°C / 5.2°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 919 FT
40.1086°N / 85.6130°W
LOCATION · Anderson, US
N
WIND
070°6 kt
KAID · 919 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/6 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAID 302055Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 23/05 A3006 RMK AO2 T02250052

KAID · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 070° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
070°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
12 HDG 120° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,400'
36 HDG 360° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
18 HDG 180° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT
30 HDG 300° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,919 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

1,900FT
+981 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
2,700 1,500 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV919 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT777 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,283 FT KAID ELEV · 919 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,283 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:17ZSUNRISE
17:41ZSOLAR NOON
01:05ZSUNSET
01:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:37Z (4h 40m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:47Z MOONSET12:34Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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