// Station · 20m ago

KAIK

Aiken Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,500 ft

T/Td 28.2°C / 21.3°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 528 FT

33.6494°N / 81.6850°W

LOCATION · Aiken, US

WIND

080°4 kt

KAIK · 528 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN065

LAYERS

SCT060 BKN065 OVC120

T / Td

28 / 21

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,500 ft. Light winds at 080°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 6,000 ft, broken at 6,500 ft, and overcast at 12,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 KAIK 302115Z AUTO 08004KT 10SM -RA SCT060 BKN065 OVC120 28/21 A2990 RMK AO2 T02820213

KAIK · day 30 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 080° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · broken layer at 6,500 ft · overcast at 12,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

080°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 5,500'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 5,500'

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 3,800'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 3,800'

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

2,300FT

+1,772 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV528 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT546 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC120

Overcast · base 12,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN065

Broken · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,770 ft VFR MARGIN+3,500 ft

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

10:19ZSUNRISE

17:25ZSOLAR NOON

00:31ZSUNSET

01:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:35Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:00Z (3h 24m) DAY LENGTH14h 12m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:50Z MOONSET12:02Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KAGS

IFR → VFR 22Z

Augusta Regional At Bush Field · Augusta

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 1.8 SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 22 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

KBNL

VFR

Barnwell Regional Airport · Barnwell

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW075
DIST: 28 NM SE
AGE: 20m ago

KXNO

VFR

North Air Force Auxillary Airfield · North

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 30 NM E
AGE: 40m ago

KCAE

VFR → MVFR 09Z

Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia

WIND: 180° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 33 NM NE
AGE: 39m ago

KCUB

VFR → MVFR 09Z

Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · Columbia

WIND: 160° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 39 NM NE
AGE: 42m ago

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