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// Station · 20m ago

KCAR

Caribou Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 8 kt G19
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 20.6°C / 11.7°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 626 FT
46.8715°N / 68.0179°W
LOCATION · Caribou, US
N
WIND
310°8 kt
KCAR · 626 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/8G19
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT041
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 310°/8 kt, gusting 19. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,100 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 KCAR 111454Z AUTO 31008G19KT 260V010 10SM SCT041 21/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02060117 52004

KCAR · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind from 310° at 8 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,100 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 8 ktG19
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
310°8G19 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
29 HDG 290° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,016'
01 HDG 010° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT 4,003'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
19 HDG 190° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT
11 HDG 110° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,626 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 +7°C

1,400FT
+774 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
2,400 1,300 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV626 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT603 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K3B1 (Greenville Municipal Airport, Greenville, elev 1,401 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,030 FT SCT041 KCAR ELEV · 626 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT041
Scattered · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,030 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

08:50ZSUNRISE
16:38ZSOLAR NOON
00:27ZSUNSET
01:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (9h 51m) DAY LENGTH15h 37m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:16Z MOONSET21:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KCAR.

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