// Station · 3m ago

KCMH

John Glenn Columbus International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND CALM

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 7,500 ft

T/Td 22.2°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 815 FT

39.9980°N / 82.8919°W

LOCATION · Columbus, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KCMH · 815 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

BKN075

LAYERS

FEW005 BKN075 OVC120

T / Td

22 / 21

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Winds calm, visibility 5.0 SM, a few at 500 ft, broken at 7,500 ft, and overcast at 12,000 ft. Reported weather: BR. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KCMH 111306Z 00000KT 5SM BR FEW005 BKN075 OVC120 22/21 A3002 RMK AO2 VCSH NW T02220206 $

KCMH · day 11 at 13:06 UTC · winds calm · visibility 5.0 SM · a few clouds at 500 ft · broken layer at 7,500 ft · overcast at 12,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

10R HDG 100° —CALM —— 10,114'

28L HDG 280° —CALM —— 10,114'

10L HDG 100° —CALM —— 8,000'

28R HDG 280° —CALM —— 8,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,815 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 +9°C

1,700FT

+885 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV815 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT712 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMFD (Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, Mansfield, elev 1,297 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC120

Overcast · base 12,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN075

Broken · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW005

Few · base 500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,027 ft VFR MARGIN+4,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:13ZSUNRISE

17:38ZSOLAR NOON

01:02ZSUNSET

01:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:34Z (12h 25m) DAY LENGTH14h 49m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:35Z MOONSET22:24Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KOSU

VFR

The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field · Columbus

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 10 NM NW
AGE: 6m ago

KLCK

VFR

Rickenbacker International Airport · Columbus

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 11 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

KTZR

LIFR

Bolton Field · Columbus

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN003
DIST: 13 NM SW
AGE: 22m ago

KLHQ

VFR

Fairfield County Airport · Lancaster

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: SCT110
DIST: 18 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

KDLZ

MVFR

Delaware Municipal Airport · Delaware

WIND: 300° / 3 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN012
DIST: 20 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

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