// Station · 14m ago

KART

Watertown International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 11 kt G17

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 26.1°C / 12.8°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 325 FT

43.9919°N / 76.0217°W

LOCATION · Watertown, US

WIND

040°11 kt

KART · 325 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/11G17

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

26 / 13

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 040°/11 kt, gusting 17. 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 KART 111556Z AUTO 04011G17KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02610128 $

KART · day 11 at 15:56 UTC · wind from 040° at 11 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 11 ktG17

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

040°11G17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

07★ HDG 070° H10 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,999'

10 HDG 100° H6 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 59%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

28 HDG 280° T6 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

25 HDG 250° T10 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,325 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 +11°C

1,600FT

+1,275 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV325 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT183 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBGM (Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field, Binghamton, elev 1,636 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,507 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:32ZSUNRISE

17:10ZSOLAR NOON

00:48ZSUNSET

01:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:23Z (9h 13m) DAY LENGTH15h 15m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:00Z MOONSET22:16Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KGTB

VFR

Wheeler Sack Army Air Field · Fort Drum

WIND: 020° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM E
AGE: 1h 15m ago

CYGK

VFR

Kingston Norman Rogers Airport · Kingston

WIND: 050° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW080
DIST: 28 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

KFZY

VFR

Oswego County Airport · Fulton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC075
DIST: 42 NM SW
AGE: 16m ago

KOGS

VFR

Ogdensburg International Airport · Ogdensburg

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 48 NM NE
AGE: 15m ago

KRME

VFR

Griffiss International Airport · Rome

WIND: 020° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC075
DIST: 53 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

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