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// Station · 17m ago

KAST

Astoria Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 3,800 ft
T/Td 15.6°C / 10.6°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 15 FT
46.1580°N / 123.8790°W
LOCATION · Astoria, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KAST · 15 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC038
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC038
 
 
 
T / Td
16 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,800 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 3,800 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 KAST 111555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM OVC038 16/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01560106 $

KAST · day 11 at 15:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 3,800 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
08 HDG 080° CALM 5,794'
26 HDG 260° CALM 5,794'
14 HDG 140° CALM 4,467'
32 HDG 320° CALM 4,467'
Pattern altitude: 1,015 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 +0°C

-0FT
-15 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
600 50 -500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV15 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT-67 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPFC (Pacific City State Airport, Pacific City, elev 5 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,894 FT OVC038 · CEILING KAST ELEV · 15 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC038
Overcast · base 3,800 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING3,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,894 ft VFR MARGIN+800 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:36ZSUNRISE
20:22ZSOLAR NOON
04:07ZSUNSET
04:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:45Z (12h 32m) DAY LENGTH15h 31m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:04Z MOONSET01:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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