// Station · 6m ago
KAIK
Aiken Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28.5°C / 21.9°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 528 FT
33.6494°N / 81.6850°W
LOCATION · Aiken, US
WIND
070°5 kt
KAIK · 528 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT033
T / Td
29 / 22
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 070°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,300 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KAIK 142255Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM SCT033 28/22 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S T02850219
KAIK · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 070° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,300 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
070°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
07★
HDG 070°
H5 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 5,500'
01
HDG 010°
H3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
3,800'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
19
HDG 190°
T2 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
25
HDG 250°
T5 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,528 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 +14°C
2,100FT
+1,572 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV528 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT366 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL
(Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:27ZSUNRISE
17:33ZSOLAR NOON
00:39ZSUNSET
01:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:07Z (2h 06m)
DAY LENGTH14h 11m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:35Z
MOONSET00:47Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDNL
VFR
→
MVFR
07Z
Daniel Field · Augusta
- WIND
- 070° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN080
- DIST
- 21 NM SW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KAGS
VFR
→
IFR
07Z
Augusta Regional At Bush Field · Augusta
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN050
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KBNL
VFR
Barnwell Regional Airport · Barnwell
- WIND
- 070° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KCAE
VFR
→
MVFR
07Z
Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia
- WIND
- 060° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN150
- DIST
- 33 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
KCUB
VFR
→
MVFR
07Z
Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · Columbia
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW032
- DIST
- 39 NM NE
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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