// Station · 18m ago

KCHA

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)

CAT MVFR

WIND 180° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,800 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 683 FT

35.0353°N / 85.2038°W

LOCATION · Chattanooga, US

WIND

180°6 kt

KCHA · 683 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN028

LAYERS

BKN028 OVC034

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,800 ft. Light winds at 180°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 2,800 ft, and overcast at 3,400 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KCHA 271353Z 18006KT 10SM BKN028 OVC034 24/21 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02390206

KCHA · day 27 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 2,800 ft · overcast at 3,400 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

180°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

20★ HDG 200° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,400'

15 HDG 150° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT 5,575'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

33 HDG 330° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

02 HDG 020° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,683 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 +10°C

1,700FT

+1,017 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV683 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT512 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC034

Overcast · base 3,400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN028

Broken · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,754 ft VFR MARGIN-200 ft

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

10:31ZSUNRISE

17:39ZSOLAR NOON

00:47ZSUNSET

01:16ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:16Z (11h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE19:20Z MOONSET09:37Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KRMG

MVFR

Richard B Russell Airport · Rome

WIND: 170° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC014
DIST: 41 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

KCSV

MVFR

Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field · Crossville

WIND: 220° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC019
DIST: 55 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

KRHP

MVFR

Western Carolina Regional Airport · Andrews

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN028
DIST: 67 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

KRYY

IFR

Cobb County International Airport-McCollum Field · Atlanta

WIND: 240° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN009
DIST: 68 NM SE
AGE: 21m ago

KTYS

VFR

McGhee Tyson Airport · Knoxville/Maryville

WIND: 240° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN031
DIST: 75 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →