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// Station · 10m ago

KCGE

Cambridge Dorchester Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 20 FT
38.5393°N / 76.0304°W
LOCATION · Cambridge, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KCGE · 20 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.04"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 150055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A3004 RMK A01

KCGE · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
16 HDG 160° CALM 4,477'
34 HDG 340° CALM 4,477'
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 +11°C

1,200FT
+1,180 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT
2,000 850 -300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-104 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDMW (Carroll County Regional Jack B Poage Field, Westminster, elev 789 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,151 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 LEVEL13,151 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:52ZSUNRISE
17:11ZSOLAR NOON
00:29ZSUNSET
01:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:00Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 37m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:04Z MOONSET00:42Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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