// Station · 5m ago
KCGC
Crystal River Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 25°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 9 FT
28.8672°N / 82.5710°W
LOCATION · Crystal River, US
WIND
280°5 kt
KCGC · 9 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT025
T / Td
30 / 25
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 280°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KCGC 142255Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM SCT025 30/25 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE THRU W
KCGC · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
280°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,557'
36
HDG 360°
H1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
2,666'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
18
HDG 180°
T1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
09
HDG 090°
T5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,009 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 +15°C
1,600FT
+1,591 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV9 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT-153 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJZP
(Pickens County Airport, Jasper, elev 1,535 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:42ZSUNRISE
17:37ZSOLAR NOON
00:32ZSUNSET
00:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:00Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 31m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:58Z (1h 57m)
DAY LENGTH13h 49m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:50Z
MOONSET00:40Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KINF
VFR
Inverness Airport · Inverness
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM E
- AGE
- 5m ago
KBKV
VFR
Brooksville–Tampa Bay Regional Airport · Brooksville
- WIND
- 280° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
KOCF
VFR
Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field · Ocala
- WIND
- 270° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KLEE
VFR
Leesburg International Airport · Leesburg
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
KZPH
VFR
Zephyrhills Municipal Airport · Zephyrhills
- WIND
- 320° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN044
- DIST
- 44 NM SE
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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