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KCGE

Cambridge Dorchester Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 15 kt G21
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 8°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 20 FT
38.5393°N / 76.0304°W
LOCATION · Cambridge, US
N
WIND
320°15 kt
KCGE · 20 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/15G21
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
20 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 320°/15 kt, gusting 21. 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 KCGE 301915Z AUTO 32015G21KT 10SM CLR 20/08 A2996 RMK A01

KCGE · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 320° at 15 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 15 ktG21
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
320°15G21 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
34 HDG 340° H14 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,477'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
16 HDG 160° T14 kt X5 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,020 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

600FT
+580 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
1,400 750 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT-21 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGAI (Montgomery County Airpark, Gaithersburg, elev 539 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+6%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,121 FT KCGE ELEV · 20 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,121 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:44ZSUNRISE
17:03ZSOLAR NOON
00:22ZSUNSET
00:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:53Z (5h 27m) DAY LENGTH14h 38m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:10Z MOONSET11:48Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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