// Station · 10m ago

KCGC

Crystal River Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 9 kt G14

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 29°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 9 FT

28.8672°N / 82.5710°W

LOCATION · Crystal River, US

WIND

280°9 kt

KCGC · 9 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/9G14

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

SCT032 SCT050 BKN060

T / Td

29 / 23

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Moderate winds at 280°/9 kt, gusting 14, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,200 ft, scattered at 5,000 ft, and broken at 6,000 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 KCGC 301915Z AUTO 28009G14KT 10SM SCT032 SCT050 BKN060 29/23 A2996 RMK AO2

KCGC · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 280° at 9 kt, gusts to 14 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 9 ktG14

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

280°9G14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

27★ HDG 270° H9 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,557'

36 HDG 360° H2 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 64%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

18 HDG 180° T2 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

09 HDG 090° T9 kt X2 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 +14°C

1,600FT

+1,591 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV9 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-32 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT050

Scattered · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT032

Scattered · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,655 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:34ZSUNRISE

17:29ZSOLAR NOON

00:24ZSUNSET

00:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:50Z (5h 25m) DAY LENGTH13h 50m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:00Z MOONSET11:50Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KINF

VFR

Inverness Airport · Inverness

WIND: 260° / 4 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: SCT045
DIST: 14 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

KBKV

VFR

Brooksville–Tampa Bay Regional Airport · Brooksville

WIND: 270° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM S
AGE: 32m ago

KOCF

VFR

Ocala International Airport - Jim Taylor Field · Ocala

WIND: 330° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 26 NM NE
AGE: 34m ago

KLEE

VFR

Leesburg International Airport · Leesburg

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 40 NM E
AGE: 32m ago

KZPH

VFR

Zephyrhills Municipal Airport · Zephyrhills

WIND: 230° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 44 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

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