// Station · 14m ago

KCIC

Chico Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 15 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 37°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

ELEV 240 FT

39.7956°N / 121.8577°W

LOCATION · Chico, US

WIND

170°15 kt

KCIC · 240 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW080

T / Td

37 / 14

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 170°/15 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 8,000 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 KCIC 142247Z 17015KT 10SM FEW080 37/14 A2990

KCIC · day 14 at 22:47 UTC · wind from 170° at 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · temp 37°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 15 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

170°15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13L★ HDG 130° H11 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,724'

13R HDG 130° H11 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 67%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

31R HDG 310° T11 kt X10 kt LEFT —

31L HDG 310° T11 kt X10 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,240 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 +23°C

3,000FT

+2,760 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV240 FT OAT+37°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT258 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAPV (Apple Valley Airport, Apple Valley, elev 3,062 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW080

Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL18,927 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:52ZSUNRISE

20:14ZSOLAR NOON

03:36ZSUNSET

04:08ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:08Z (5h 07m) DAY LENGTH14h 44m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE13:00Z MOONSET03:44Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

KGOO

VFR

Nevada County Airport · Grass Valley

WIND: VRB / 5 ktG12
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 52 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

KLHM

VFR

Lincoln Regional Karl Harder Field · Lincoln

WIND: 290° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 58 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

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