// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE

KCDW

Essex County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 9 kt G17

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 32.2°C / 20°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 173 FT

40.8752°N / 74.2814°W

LOCATION · Caldwell, US

WIND

240°9 kt

KCDW · 173 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/9G17

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

32 / 20

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 240°/9 kt, gusting 17. 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 KCDW 142253Z 24009G17KT 10SM CLR 32/20 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP130 T03220200

KCDW · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 9 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 9 ktG17

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

240°9G17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

22★ HDG 220° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,552'

28 HDG 280° H7 kt X6 kt LEFT 3,719'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

10 HDG 100° T7 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

04 HDG 040° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,173 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 +18°C

2,300FT

+2,127 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +900 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV173 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT179 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJST (John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, elev 2,284 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,436 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:38ZSUNRISE

17:04ZSOLAR NOON

00:29ZSUNSET

01:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:02Z (1h 08m) DAY LENGTH14h 51m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE09:48Z MOONSET00:39Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KMMU

VFR

Morristown Municipal Airport · Morristown

WIND: 260° / 10 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW250
DIST: 8 NM SW
AGE: 1h 8m ago

KTEB

VFR

Teterboro Airport · Teterboro

WIND: 240° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 10 NM E
AGE: 2m ago

KEWR

VFR

Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark

WIND: 230° / 18 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN320
DIST: 12 NM SE
AGE: 2m ago

KLDJ

VFR

Linden Airport · Linden

WIND: 280° / 10 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

KLGA

VFR

LaGuardia Airport · New York

WIND: 230° / 12 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN320
DIST: 19 NM E
AGE: 1h 2m ago

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