// Station · 24m ago

KCAE

Columbia Metropolitan Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 14 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 14,000 ft

T/Td 34.4°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 236 FT

33.9382°N / 81.1230°W

LOCATION · Columbia, US

WIND

260°14 kt

KCAE · 236 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/14

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN140

LAYERS

SCT048 SCT110 BKN140

T / Td

34 / 23

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 14,000 ft. Brisk winds at 260°/14 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 4,800 ft, scattered at 11,000 ft, and broken at 14,000 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 KCAE 111556Z 26014KT 10SM SCT048 SCT110 BKN140 34/23 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T03440228 $

KCAE · day 11 at 15:56 UTC · wind from 260° at 14 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,800 ft · scattered layer at 11,000 ft · broken layer at 14,000 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 14 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

260°14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23★ HDG 230° H12 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,001'

29 HDG 290° H12 kt X7 kt LEFT 8,601'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05 HDG 050° T12 kt X7 kt LEFT —

11 HDG 110° T12 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,236 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 +20°C

2,400FT

+2,164 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV236 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT94 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-7%

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)

BKN140

Broken · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT110

Scattered · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT048

Scattered · base 4,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING14,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER14,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL17,610 ft VFR MARGIN+11,000 ft

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

10:23ZSUNRISE

17:31ZSOLAR NOON

00:39ZSUNSET

01:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:07Z (8h 46m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:51Z MOONSET22:07Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KCUB

VFR

Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · Columbia

WIND: 260° / 11 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 7 NM E
AGE: 27m ago

KMMT

VFR

Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base · Eastover

WIND: 240° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT090
DIST: 16 NM E
AGE: 1h 25m ago

KXNO

VFR

North Air Force Auxillary Airfield · North

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT140
DIST: 20 NM S
AGE: 1h 25m ago

KFDW

VFR

Fairfield County Airport · Winnsboro

WIND: 280° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT030
DIST: 23 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

KOGB

VFR

Orangeburg Municipal Airport · Orangeburg

WIND: 250° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM SE
AGE: 27m ago

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