// Station · 28m ago

KCLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 28.3°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 748 FT

35.2140°N / 80.9431°W

LOCATION · Charlotte, US

WIND

260°7 kt

KCLT · 748 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

FEW030 FEW100 FEW160 BKN250

T / Td

28 / 22

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Light winds at 260°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 3,000 ft, a few at 10,000 ft, a few at 16,000 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 111352Z 26007KT 10SM FEW030 FEW100 FEW160 BKN250 28/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP192 T02830217

KCLT · day 11 at 13:52 UTC · wind from 260° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · a few clouds at 16,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 7 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

260°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

18C★ HDG 180° H1 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,000'

18L HDG 180° H1 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

18R HDG 180° H1 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

36C HDG 360° T1 kt X7 kt LEFT —

36R HDG 360° T1 kt X7 kt LEFT —

36L HDG 360° T1 kt X7 kt LEFT —

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 +14°C

2,300FT

+1,552 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV748 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT586 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

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-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

FEW160

Few · base 16,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW100

Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,041 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

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

10:19ZSUNRISE

17:30ZSOLAR NOON

00:41ZSUNSET

01:10ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:10Z (10h 49m) DAY LENGTH14h 22m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:43Z MOONSET22:05Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KAKH

VFR

Gastonia Municipal Airport · Gastonia

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 10 NM W
AGE: 26m ago

KUZA

VFR

Rock Hill - York County Airport · Rock Hill

WIND: 250° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM S
AGE: 26m ago

KJQF

VFR

Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · Concord

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT110
DIST: 16 NM NE
AGE: 30m ago

KIPJ

VFR

Lincolnton Lincoln County Regional Airport · Lincolnton

WIND: 260° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM NW
AGE: 25m ago

KEQY

VFR

Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport · Monroe

WIND: 250° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW100
DIST: 20 NM SE
AGE: 27m ago

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