// Station · 54m ago
KAKQ
Wakefield Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.1°C / 6.7°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 113 FT
36.9872°N / 77.0011°W
LOCATION · Wakefield, US
WIND
050°7 kt
KAKQ · 113 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 7
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 050°/7 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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METAR KAKQ 302054Z AUTO 05007KT 340V080 10SM CLR 26/07 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP126 T02610067 53007
KAKQ · day 30 at 20:54 UTC · wind from 050° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
050°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
03★
HDG 030°
H7 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,337'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
21
HDG 210°
T7 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,113 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 +11°C
1,500FT
+1,387 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV113 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT119 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K0VG
(Lee County Airport, Jonesville, elev 1,411 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:52ZSUNRISE
17:07ZSOLAR NOON
00:21ZSUNSET
00:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:48Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 33m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:51Z (3h 03m)
DAY LENGTH14h 29m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:23Z
MOONSET11:53Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KFKN
VFR
Franklin Regional Airport · Franklin
- WIND
- 080° / 13 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
KJGG
VFR
Williamsburg Jamestown Airport · Williamsburg
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 13m ago
KFAF
VFR
Felker Army Air Field · Newport News (Fort Eustis)
- WIND
- 060° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM NE
- AGE
- 53m ago
KPHF
VFR
Newport News Williamsburg International Airport · Newport News
- WIND
- 050° / 14 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 54m ago
KSFQ
VFR
Suffolk Executive Airport · Suffolk
- WIND
- 050° / 14 ktG25
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SE
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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