// Station · 8m ago

KAYS

Waycross Ware County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,100 ft

T/Td 30.6°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 142 FT

31.2491°N / 82.3955°W

LOCATION · Waycross, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KAYS · 142 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN041

LAYERS

BKN041 BKN047 BKN060

T / Td

31 / 23

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,100 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 4,100 ft, broken at 4,700 ft, and broken at 6,000 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 KAYS 142255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM BKN041 BKN047 BKN060 31/23 A3003 RMK AO2 T03060228

KAYS · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 4,100 ft · broken layer at 4,700 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · 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 6 ends

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 5,992'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 5,992'

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 5,044'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 5,044'

13 HDG 130° —CALM —— 3,554'

31 HDG 310° —CALM —— 3,554'

Pattern altitude: 1,142 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 +16°C

1,900FT

+1,758 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV142 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT30 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)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN047

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

BKN041

Broken · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,597 ft VFR MARGIN+1,100 ft

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

10:36ZSUNRISE

17:36ZSOLAR NOON

00:36ZSUNSET

01:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:04Z (2h 00m) DAY LENGTH14h 00m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:44Z MOONSET00:44Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KDQH

—

Douglas Municipal Gene Chambers Airport · Douglas

WIND: 230° / 5 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: SCT090
DIST: 27 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KJES

VFR

Jesup Wayne County Airport · Jesup

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 32 NM NE
AGE: 33m ago

KAZE

VFR

Hazlehurst Airport · Hazlehurst

WIND: 040° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT110
DIST: 40 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KVAD

VFR → MVFR 13Z

Moody Air Force Base · Valdosta

WIND: 220° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 44 NM W
AGE: 1h 8m ago

KBQK

VFR

Brunswick Golden Isles Airport · Brunswick

WIND: 350° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 48 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

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