// Station · 16m ago

KCAR

Caribou Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 18.9°C / 11.7°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 626 FT

46.8715°N / 68.0179°W

LOCATION · Caribou, US

WIND

300°7 kt

KCAR · 626 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT030

T / Td

19 / 12

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 300°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,000 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 KCAR 111254Z AUTO 30007KT 10SM SCT030 19/12 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01890117

KCAR · day 11 at 12:54 UTC · wind from 300° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

300°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

29★ HDG 290° H7 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,016'

01 HDG 010° H2 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

19 HDG 190° T2 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

11 HDG 110° T7 kt X1 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 +5°C

1,200FT

+574 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV626 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+5°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

+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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT030

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL10,171 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

08:50ZSUNRISE

16:38ZSOLAR NOON

00:27ZSUNSET

01:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (11h 54m) DAY LENGTH15h 37m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:11Z MOONSET21:49Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KPQI

VFR → MVFR 08Z

Presque Isle International Airport · Presque Isle

WIND: 350° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

KFVE

VFR

Northern Aroostook Regional Airport · Frenchville

WIND: 330° / 13 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM NW
AGE: 17m ago

KHUL

VFR → MVFR 07Z

Houlton International Airport · Houlton

WIND: 270° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM S
AGE: 17m ago

KMLT

IFR

Millinocket Municipal Airport · Millinocket

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 2.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 79 NM S
AGE: 4m ago

CYFC

VFR

Fredericton International Airport · Fredericton

WIND: 300° / 7 ktG16
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 86 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

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