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// Station · 4m ago

KC83

Byron Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 8 kt G13
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 79 FT
37.8265°N / 121.6217°W
LOCATION · Byron, US
N
WIND
020°8 kt
KC83 · 79 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/8G13
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 020°/8 kt, gusting 13. 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 KC83 302055Z AUTO 02008G13KT 10SM CLR 26/11 A3006 RMK AO2

KC83 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 8 kt, gusts to 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 8 ktG13
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
020°8G13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
05 HDG 050° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,000'
30 HDG 300° H1 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 62%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
12 HDG 120° T1 kt X8 kt LEFT
23 HDG 230° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,079 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

1,200FT
+1,121 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV79 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-63 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSBD (San Bernardino International Airport, San Bernardino, elev 1,159 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
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 · 13,210 FT KC83 ELEV · 79 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,210 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:48ZSUNRISE
20:05ZSOLAR NOON
03:22ZSUNSET
03:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:53Z (6h 53m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE00:18Z MOONSET14:52Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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