// Station · 8m ago
KCKZ
Pennridge Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 6 kt G12
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 568 FT
40.3892°N / 75.2905°W
LOCATION · Perkasie, US
WIND
240°6 kt
KCKZ · 568 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/6G12
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 20
ALTIM
29.99"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 240°/6 kt, gusting 12. 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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METAR KCKZ 142255Z AUTO 24006G12KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A2999 RMK AO2
KCKZ · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 6 kt, gusts to 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 6 ktG12
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
240°6G12 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H6 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,211'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
08
HDG 080°
T6 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,568 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 +17°C
2,500FT
+1,932 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV568 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT494 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJST
(John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, elev 2,284 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:44ZSUNRISE
17:08ZSOLAR NOON
00:32ZSUNSET
01:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 28m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:04Z (2h 00m)
DAY LENGTH14h 48m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE09:52Z
MOONSET00:40Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KUKT
VFR
Quakertown Airport · Quakertown
- WIND
- 220° / 8 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 5 NM NW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KDYL
VFR
Doylestown Airport · Doylestown
- WIND
- 250° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KXLL
VFR
Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport · Allentown
- WIND
- 250° / 11 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM NW
- AGE
- 28m ago
KPTW
VFR
Heritage Field · Pottstown
- WIND
- 240° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KLOM
VFR
Wings Field · Philadelphia
- WIND
- 240° / 10 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM S
- AGE
- 28m ago
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