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// Station · 15m ago

KATW

Appleton International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 918 FT
44.2585°N / 88.5190°W
LOCATION · Appleton, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KATW · 918 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.01"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KATW 270935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3001 RMK AO2

KATW · day 27 at 09:35 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// 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
03 HDG 030° CALM 8,003'
21 HDG 210° CALM 8,003'
12 HDG 120° CALM 6,502'
30 HDG 300° CALM 6,502'
Pattern altitude: 1,918 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 +4°C

1,300FT
+382 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,700 2,250 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV918 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT827 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCWA (Central Wisconsin Airport, Mosinee, elev 1,277 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,504 FT KATW ELEV · 918 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,504 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:17ZSUNRISE
17:52ZSOLAR NOON
01:27ZSUNSET
02:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:02Z (16h 12m) DAY LENGTH15h 09m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE18:58Z MOONSET10:08Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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