// Station · 29m ago

KALB

Albany International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 330° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23.9°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 285 FT

42.7483°N / 73.8017°W

LOCATION · Albany, US

WIND

330°4 kt

KALB · 285 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW120 SCT250

T / Td

24 / 17

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 330°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft, and scattered at 25,000 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 KALB 111351Z 33004KT 10SM FEW120 SCT250 24/17 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02390172 $

KALB · day 11 at 13:51 UTC · wind from 330° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

330°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 8,500'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 8,500'

10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 7,200'

28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 7,200'

Pattern altitude: 1,285 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

1,300FT

+1,015 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV285 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT182 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KN03 (Cortland County Chase Field, Cortland, elev 1,198 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,356 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:28ZSUNRISE

17:01ZSOLAR NOON

00:35ZSUNSET

01:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (10h 48m) DAY LENGTH15h 06m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:52Z MOONSET21:59Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KSCH

VFR

Schenectady County Airport · Schenectady

WIND: 060° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 8 NM NW
AGE: 24m ago

KDDH

VFR

William H Morse State Airport · Bennington

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

KNY0

VFR

Fulton County Airport · Johnstown

WIND: 060° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT110
DIST: 28 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

KAQW

VFR

Harriman and West Airport · North Adams

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW002
DIST: 28 NM E
AGE: 28m ago

KPSF

VFR

Pittsfield Municipal Airport · Pittsfield

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 30 NM SE
AGE: 26m ago

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