// Station · 22m ago
KCGS
College Park Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 12 kt G20
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.6°C / 6.5°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 48 FT
38.9806°N / 76.9223°W
LOCATION · College Park, US
WIND
360°12 kt
KCGS · 48 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/12G20
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 7
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 360°/12 kt, gusting 20. 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 302035Z AUTO 36012G20KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3000 RMK AO2 T02160065
KCGS · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind from 360° at 12 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 360° @ 12 ktG20
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
360°12G20 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
33★
HDG 330°
H10 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 2,980'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
15
HDG 150°
T10 kt
X6 kt LEFT
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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 +7°C
700FT
+652 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV48 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+7°C
PRESSURE ALT-34 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHGR
(Hagerstown Regional Richard A Henson Field, Hagerstown, elev 703 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+7%
-5%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+5%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-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)
09:46ZSUNRISE
17:06ZSOLAR NOON
00:27ZSUNSET
00:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:57Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 29m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:58Z (4h 01m)
DAY LENGTH14h 40m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:15Z
MOONSET11:56Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDCA
VFR
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · Washington
- WIND
- 340° / 15 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW065
- DIST
- 9 NM SW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KFME
VFR
Fort Meade Executive Airport · Fort Meade(Odenton)
- WIND
- 310° / 7 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 10 NM NE
- AGE
- 22m ago
KADW
VFR
Joint Base Andrews · Camp Springs
- WIND
- 010° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 2m ago
KGAI
VFR
Montgomery County Airpark · Gaithersburg
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
KBWI
VFR
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore
- WIND
- 010° / 14 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 17 NM NE
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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