// Station · 23m ago

KCHO

Charlottesville Albemarle Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,100 ft

T/Td 28.3°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 639 FT

38.1386°N / 78.4529°W

LOCATION · Charlottesville, US

WIND

VRB3 kt

KCHO · 639 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN041

LAYERS

BKN041 BKN085

T / Td

28 / 21

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,100 ft. Light winds at variable/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 4,100 ft, and broken at 8,500 ft. 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 KCHO 111553Z VRB03KT 10SM BKN041 BKN085 28/21 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02830206

KCHO · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 4,100 ft · broken layer at 8,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

03 HDG 030° —CALM —— 6,801'

21 HDG 210° —CALM —— 6,801'

Pattern altitude: 1,639 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 +14°C

2,300FT

+1,661 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV639 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT565 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBCB (Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport, Blacksburg, elev 2,132 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

BKN085

Broken · base 8,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN041

Broken · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,932 ft VFR MARGIN+1,100 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:01ZSUNRISE

17:20ZSOLAR NOON

00:39ZSUNSET

01:10ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:10Z (8h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 38m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:29Z MOONSET22:07Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KGVE

VFR

Gordonsville Municipal Airport · Gordonsville

WIND: 020° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 14 NM E
AGE: 21m ago

KOMH

VFR

Orange County Airport · Orange

WIND: 330° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT070
DIST: 20 NM E
AGE: 21m ago

KSHD

VFR

Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport · Weyers Cave

WIND: 190° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN043
DIST: 22 NM W
AGE: 21m ago

KLKU

VFR

Louisa County Airport / Freeman Field · Louisa

WIND: 290° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT035
DIST: 24 NM E
AGE: 21m ago

K8W2

VFR

New Market Airport · New Market

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 33 NM N
AGE: 1m ago

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