// Station · 14m ago

KAND

Anderson Regional Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 260° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 900 ft

T/Td 23.3°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 782 FT

34.4946°N / 82.7094°W

LOCATION · Anderson, US

WIND

260°4 kt

KAND · 782 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC009

LAYERS

OVC009

T / Td

23 / 22

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Light winds at 260°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 900 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAND 271356Z AUTO 26004KT 10SM OVC009 23/22 A3011 RMK AO2 CIG 006V012 SLP187 T02330222

KAND · day 27 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 260° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 900 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

260°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 6,002'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 6,002'

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 4,996'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 4,996'

Pattern altitude: 1,782 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

1,700FT

+918 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV782 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT590 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC009

Overcast · base 900 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,550 ft VFR MARGIN-2,100 ft

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

10:22ZSUNRISE

17:29ZSOLAR NOON

00:36ZSUNSET

01:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:04Z (10h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 13m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE19:12Z MOONSET09:25Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KGMU

IFR → MVFR 15Z

Greenville Downtown Airport · Greenville

WIND: 260° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 28 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

KGSP

IFR → MVFR 15Z

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg

WIND: 260° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC005
DIST: 34 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

KAHN

VFR → IFR 09Z

Athens Ben Epps Airport · Athens

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN045
DIST: 45 NM SW
AGE: 19m ago

KAVL

IFR → VFR 01Z

Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville

WIND: 210° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN008
DIST: 57 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

KRHP

MVFR

Western Carolina Regional Airport · Andrews

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN028
DIST: 71 NM NW
AGE: 15m ago

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