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KCOU

Columbia Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 23.3°C / 18.9°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 889 FT
38.8181°N / 92.2196°W
LOCATION · Columbia, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KCOU · 889 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW120
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.01"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 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 KCOU 271354Z 00000KT 10SM FEW120 23/19 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP155 T02330189 $

KCOU · day 27 at 13:54 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
02 HDG 020° CALM 7,401'
20 HDG 200° CALM 7,401'
13 HDG 130° CALM 5,500'
31 HDG 310° CALM 5,500'
Pattern altitude: 1,889 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 +10°C

2,000FT
+1,111 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,700 1,950 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV889 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT798 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHYS (Hays Regional Airport, Hays, elev 1,999 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,657 FT FEW120 KCOU ELEV · 889 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW120
Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,657 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:49ZSUNRISE
18:07ZSOLAR NOON
01:25ZSUNSET
01:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (11h 46m) DAY LENGTH14h 36m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE19:38Z MOONSET10:15Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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