// Station · 10m ago
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
WIND
320°15 kt
KCGE · 20 FT
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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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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
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
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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
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
// 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
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDOV
VFR
Dover Civil Air Terminal/Dover Air Force Base · Dover
- WIND
- 330° / 17 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 44 NM NE
- AGE
- 30m ago
KOXB
VFR
Ocean City Municipal Airport · Ocean City
- WIND
- 010° / 14 ktG29
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW002
- DIST
- 45 NM E
- AGE
- 32m ago
KWAL
VFR
Wallops Flight Facility Airport · Wallops Island
- WIND
- 320° / 12 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM SE
- AGE
- 31m ago
K33N
VFR
Delaware Airpark · Dover/Cheswold
- WIND
- 360° / 17 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 45 NM NE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KFME
VFR
Fort Meade Executive Airport · Fort Meade(Odenton)
- WIND
- 320° / 11 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM NW
- AGE
- 10m ago
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