// Station · 20m ago

KAQX

Allendale County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,900 ft

T/Td 29°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

WX VCTS

ELEV 161 FT

32.9951°N / 81.2702°W

LOCATION · Allendale, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KAQX · 161 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN039

LAYERS

BKN039 BKN047 BKN065

T / Td

29 / 22

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,900 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 3,900 ft, broken at 4,700 ft, and broken at 6,500 ft. Reported weather: VCTS. 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 KAQX 301955Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM VCTS BKN039 BKN047 BKN065 29/22 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW

KAQX · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 3,900 ft · broken layer at 4,700 ft · broken layer at 6,500 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · weather: VCTS · 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 2 ends

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 4,990'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 4,990'

Pattern altitude: 1,161 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 +14°C

1,900FT

+1,739 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV161 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT200 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

BKN065

Broken · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN047

Broken · base 4,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN039

Broken · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,807 ft VFR MARGIN+900 ft

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

10:19ZSUNRISE

17:24ZSOLAR NOON

00:28ZSUNSET

00:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (4h 41m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:47Z MOONSET11:56Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KBNL

VFR

Barnwell Regional Airport · Barnwell

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM N
AGE: 20m ago

KJYL

VFR

Plantation Airpark · Sylvania

WIND: 020° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM SW
AGE: 20m ago

KRBW

VFR

Lowcountry Regional Airport · Walterboro

WIND: 300° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC080
DIST: 32 NM E
AGE: 20m ago

K3J1

VFR

Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport · Ridgeland

WIND: 070° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW095
DIST: 33 NM SE
AGE: 20m ago

KOGB

VFR

Orangeburg Municipal Airport · Orangeburg

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW034
DIST: 35 NM NE
AGE: 22m ago

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