// Station · 4m ago

KCAE

Columbia Metropolitan Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 290° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 20,000 ft

T/Td 23.3°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 236 FT

33.9382°N / 81.1230°W

LOCATION · Columbia, US

WIND

290°4 kt

KCAE · 236 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN200

LAYERS

FEW009 SCT130 BKN200

T / Td

23 / 21

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 20,000 ft. Light winds at 290°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 900 ft, scattered at 13,000 ft, and broken at 20,000 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 271256Z 29004KT 10SM FEW009 SCT130 BKN200 23/21 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP184 T02330211 $

KCAE · day 27 at 12:56 UTC · wind from 290° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 900 ft · scattered layer at 13,000 ft · broken layer at 20,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

290°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 8,601'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 8,601'

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 8,001'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 8,001'

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 +8°C

1,100FT

+864 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV236 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT74 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGMU (Greenville Downtown Airport, Greenville, elev 1,048 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

BKN200

Broken · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT130

Scattered · base 13,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW009

Few · base 900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING20,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,004 ft VFR MARGIN+17,000 ft

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

10:17ZSUNRISE

17:23ZSOLAR NOON

00:28ZSUNSET

00:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (11h 56m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:04Z MOONSET09:15Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KCUB

MVFR → VFR 14Z

Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport · Columbia

WIND: 280° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 7 NM E
AGE: 7m ago

KMMT

VFR → MVFR 15Z

Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base · Eastover

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN160
DIST: 16 NM E
AGE: 1h 5m ago

KOGB

VFR

Orangeburg Municipal Airport · Orangeburg

WIND: 190° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM SE
AGE: 7m ago

KSSC

VFR → MVFR 14Z

Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter

WIND: 190° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 33 NM E
AGE: 1h 5m ago

KAGS

VFR

Augusta Regional At Bush Field · Augusta

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW009
DIST: 54 NM SW
AGE: 7m ago

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