// Station · 32m ago

KCLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 330° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 14,000 ft

T/Td 28.9°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 748 FT

35.2140°N / 80.9431°W

LOCATION · Charlotte, US

WIND

330°10 kt

KCLT · 748 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN140

LAYERS

FEW032 SCT080 BKN140 BKN250

T / Td

29 / 22

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 14,000 ft. Moderate winds at 330°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 3,200 ft, scattered at 8,000 ft, broken at 14,000 ft, and broken at 25,000 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 KCLT 111552Z 33010KT 10SM FEW032 SCT080 BKN140 BKN250 29/22 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP199 CB DSNT E TCU DSNT S T02890222

KCLT · day 11 at 15:52 UTC · wind from 330° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,200 ft · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 14,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 10 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

330°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

36C★ HDG 360° H9 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,000'

36R HDG 360° H9 kt X5 kt LEFT 8,676'

36L HDG 360° H9 kt X5 kt LEFT 9,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

18C HDG 180° T9 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

18L HDG 180° T9 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

18R HDG 180° T9 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,748 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 +15°C

2,400FT

+1,652 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV748 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT556 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN140

Broken · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT080

Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW032

Few · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING14,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,344 ft VFR MARGIN+11,000 ft

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

10:19ZSUNRISE

17:30ZSOLAR NOON

00:41ZSUNSET

01:10ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:10Z (8h 46m) DAY LENGTH14h 22m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:47Z MOONSET22:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KAKH

VFR

Gastonia Municipal Airport · Gastonia

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 10 NM W
AGE: 30m ago

KUZA

VFR

Rock Hill - York County Airport · Rock Hill

WIND: 340° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW021
DIST: 15 NM S
AGE: 30m ago

KJQF

VFR

Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · Concord

WIND: 310° / 8 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 16 NM NE
AGE: 34m ago

KIPJ

VFR

Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport · Lincolnton

WIND: 270° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 19 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KEQY

VFR

Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport · Monroe

WIND: 260° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT040
DIST: 20 NM SE
AGE: 31m ago

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