// Station · 7m ago

KCGI

Cape Girardeau Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 342 FT

37.2253°N / 89.5708°W

LOCATION · Cape Girardeau, US

WIND

190°6 kt

KCGI · 342 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN110

LAYERS

BKN110

T / Td

24 / 22

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Light winds at 190°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 11,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 KCGI 111453Z 19006KT 10SM -RA BKN110 24/22 A3003 RMK AO2 RAB35 SLP166 P0000 60000 T02390222 50011 $

KCGI · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 11,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

190°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

20★ HDG 200° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,997'

10 HDG 100° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

28 HDG 280° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

02 HDG 020° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,342 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 +9°C

1,400FT

+1,058 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV342 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT230 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBO (Floyd W. Jones Lebanon Airport, Lebanon, elev 1,321 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN110

Broken · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,413 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

10:48ZSUNRISE

18:04ZSOLAR NOON

01:21ZSUNSET

01:51ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:51Z (10h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 33m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:13Z MOONSET22:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KCIR

VFR

Cairo Regional Airport · Cairo

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 19 NM SE
AGE: 5m ago

KSIK

VFR

Sikeston Memorial Municipal Airport · Sikeston

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN130
DIST: 20 NM S
AGE: 5m ago

KMDH

VFR

Southern Illinois Airport · Murphysboro

WIND: 190° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 36 NM NE
AGE: 45m ago

KM30

VFR

Metropolis Municipal Airport · Metropolis

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 39 NM E
AGE: 25m ago

KPAH

VFR → MVFR 06Z

Barkley Regional Airport · Paducah

WIND: 190° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 39 NM E
AGE: 7m ago

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