// Station · 7m ago

KAOO

Altoona Blair County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 9,500 ft

T/Td 19.4°C / 18.3°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 1,503 FT

40.2964°N / 78.3200°W

LOCATION · Altoona, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KAOO · 1,503 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

BKN095

LAYERS

FEW009 BKN095 OVC110

T / Td

19 / 18

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,500 ft. Winds calm, visibility 7.0 SM, a few at 900 ft, broken at 9,500 ft, and overcast at 11,000 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

SPECI KAOO 271402Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM -RA FEW009 BKN095 OVC110 19/18 A3002 RMK AO2 P0000 T01940183

KAOO · day 27 at 14:02 UTC · winds calm · visibility 7.0 SM · a few clouds at 900 ft · broken layer at 9,500 ft · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

03 HDG 030° —CALM —— 5,465'

21 HDG 210° —CALM —— 5,465'

12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 3,668'

30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 3,668'

Pattern altitude: 2,503 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

2,300FT

+797 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,503 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT1,400 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJST (John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, elev 2,284 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)

OVC110

Overcast · base 11,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN095

Broken · base 9,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW009

Few · base 900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,301 ft VFR MARGIN+6,500 ft

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

09:49ZSUNRISE

17:11ZSOLAR NOON

00:34ZSUNSET

01:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:06Z (10h 56m) DAY LENGTH14h 44m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE18:39Z MOONSET09:23Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KJST

MVFR → VFR 17Z

John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport · Johnstown

WIND: CALM
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: OVC085
DIST: 24 NM W
AGE: 15m ago

KUNV

VFR

State College Regional Airport · State College

WIND: 220° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW010
DIST: 40 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

KHGR

MVFR

Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field · Hagerstown

WIND: 350° / 5 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 45 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

KLBE

LIFR → MVFR 16Z

Arnold Palmer Regional Airport · Latrobe

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN004
DIST: 50 NM W
AGE: 22m ago

KMRB

IFR → MVFR 17Z

Eastern WV Regional Airport/Shepherd Field · Martinsburg

WIND: CALM
VIS: 2.0 SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 56 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

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