// Station · 6m ago

KARG

Walnut Ridge Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.1°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 279 FT

36.1247°N / 90.9251°W

LOCATION · Walnut Ridge, US

WIND

340°3 kt

KARG · 279 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT025

T / Td

26 / 23

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 340°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,500 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 KARG 302056Z AUTO 34003KT 10SM SCT025 26/23 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP133 T02610228 58007 $

KARG · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 340° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

340°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 6,001'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 6,001'

13 HDG 130° —CALM —— 5,003'

31 HDG 310° —CALM —— 5,003'

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 5,001'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 5,001'

Pattern altitude: 1,279 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 +12°C

1,700FT

+1,421 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV279 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT267 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHRO (Boone County Airport, Harrison, elev 1,365 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)

SCT025

Scattered · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,461 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:50ZSUNRISE

18:02ZSOLAR NOON

01:15ZSUNSET

01:44ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:44Z (4h 42m) DAY LENGTH14h 24m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:19Z MOONSET12:44Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

K4M9

VFR

Corning Municipal Airport · Corning

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW023
DIST: 21 NM NE
AGE: 7m ago

KJBR

VFR → MVFR 09Z

Jonesboro Municipal Airport · Jonesboro

WIND: 030° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KM19

MVFR

Newport Regional Airport · Newport

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN018
DIST: 32 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

KBVX

VFR

Batesville Regional Airport · Batesville

WIND: 080° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

KTKX

VFR

Kennett Memorial Airport · Kennett

WIND: VRB / 5 ktG11
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW027
DIST: 43 NM E
AGE: 7m ago

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