// Station · 11m ago

KCHA

Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (Lovell Field)

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 15,000 ft

T/Td 25.6°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

WX TS

ELEV 683 FT

35.0353°N / 85.2038°W

LOCATION · Chattanooga, US

WIND

200°8 kt

KCHA · 683 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN150

LAYERS

SCT032 SCT045 SCT090 BKN150

T / Td

26 / 23

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 15,000 ft. Moderate winds at 200°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,200 ft, scattered at 4,500 ft, scattered at 9,000 ft, and broken at 15,000 ft. Reported weather: TS. 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

SPECI KCHA 111801Z 20008KT 10SM TS SCT032CB SCT045 SCT090 BKN150 BKN250 26/23 A3012 RMK AO2 TSB00 OCNL LTGICCC SW TS SW MOV E FRQ LTGICCC DSNT W CB DSNT W T02560228

KCHA · day 11 at 18:01 UTC · wind from 200° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · scattered layer at 4,500 ft · scattered layer at 9,000 ft · broken layer at 15,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · weather: TS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

200°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

20★ HDG 200° H8 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 7,400'

15 HDG 150° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

33 HDG 330° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT —

02 HDG 020° T8 kt X0 kt — —

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 +12°C

1,900FT

+1,217 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV683 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT479 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

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN150

Broken · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT090

Scattered · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT045

Scattered · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT032

Scattered · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING15,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER15,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,612 ft VFR MARGIN+12,000 ft

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

10:36ZSUNRISE

17:47ZSOLAR NOON

00:58ZSUNSET

01:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:27Z (7h 15m) DAY LENGTH14h 21m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:08Z MOONSET22:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

K9A5

VFR

Barwick Lafayette Airport · Lafayette

WIND: 010° / 11 ktG23
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN043
DIST: 21 NM S
AGE: 17m ago

KRZR

VFR

Cleveland Regional Jetport · Cleveland

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

KDNN

VFR

Dalton Municipal Airport · Dalton

WIND: 360° / 8 ktG18
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN130
DIST: 25 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

K2A0

VFR

Mark Anton Airport · Dayton

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

KCZL

VFR

Tom B. David Field · Calhoun

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 37 NM S
AGE: 17m ago

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