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// Station · 7m ago

KCJR

Culpeper Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 8 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23°C / 4.5°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 316 FT
38.5267°N / 77.8589°W
LOCATION · Culpeper, US
N
WIND
020°8 kt
KCJR · 316 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/8G16
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.01"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 020°/8 kt, gusting 16. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KCJR 302135Z AUTO 02008G16KT 10SM CLR 23/05 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E T02300045

KCJR · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 020° at 8 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 8 ktG16
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
020°8G16 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
04 HDG 040° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
22 HDG 220° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,316 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 +8°C

1,200FT
+884 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV316 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT225 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSHD (Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, Weyers Cave, elev 1,201 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,932 FT KCJR ELEV · 316 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,932 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:51ZSUNRISE
17:10ZSOLAR NOON
00:29ZSUNSET
01:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:42Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:00Z (3h 18m) DAY LENGTH14h 38m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:22Z MOONSET12:00Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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