// Station · 5m ago
KCGS
College Park Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.3°C / 19.4°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 48 FT
38.9806°N / 76.9223°W
LOCATION · College Park, US
WIND
250°7 kt
KCGS · 48 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 19
ALTIM
30.05"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 250°/7 kt. 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 KCGS 142255Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 32/19 A3005 RMK AO2 T03230194
KCGS · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 250° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
250°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
33★
HDG 330°
H1 kt
X7 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 2,980'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
15
HDG 150°
T1 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,048 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 +17°C
2,000FT
+1,952 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV48 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT-85 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KEKN
(Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport, Elkins, elev 1,987 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
09:54ZSUNRISE
17:14ZSOLAR NOON
00:34ZSUNSET
01:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:00Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 33m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (2h 04m)
DAY LENGTH14h 39m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:02Z
MOONSET00:42Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDCA
VFR
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · Washington
- WIND
- 230° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 9 NM SW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KFME
VFR
Fort Meade Executive Airport · Fort Meade(Odenton)
- WIND
- 240° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 10 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
KADW
VFR
Joint Base Andrews · Camp Springs
- WIND
- 230° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 5m ago
KGAI
VFR
Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM NW
- AGE
- 4m ago
KBWI
VFR
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore
- WIND
- 250° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 17 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
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