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KANB

Anniston Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.1°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 612 FT
33.5882°N / 85.8581°W
LOCATION · Anniston, US
N
WIND
060°3 kt
KANB · 612 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/3 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 KANB 271053Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 21/20 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02110200

KANB · day 27 at 10:53 UTC · wind from 060° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
060°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
05 HDG 050° CALM 7,002'
23 HDG 230° CALM 7,002'
Pattern altitude: 1,612 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 +7°C

1,300FT
+688 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV612 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT479 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMGE (Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, elev 1,068 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,269 FT KANB ELEV · 612 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,269 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:37ZSUNRISE
17:42ZSOLAR NOON
00:46ZSUNSET
01:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:14Z (13h 21m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:22Z MOONSET09:31Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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