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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,800 1,550 300
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,225 FT KCKZ ELEV · 568 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,225 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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