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// Station · 7m ago

KCQW

Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 21°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 239 FT
34.7129°N / 79.9570°W
LOCATION · Cheraw, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KCQW · 239 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 05Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.11"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KCQW 150535Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A3011 RMK AO2

KCQW · day 15 at 05:35 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// 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 2 ends
08 HDG 080° CALM 5,000'
26 HDG 260° CALM 5,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,239 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 +7°C

900FT
+661 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,400 1,550 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV239 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT47 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCEU (Oconee County Regional Airport, Clemson, elev 892 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+9%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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 · 11,350 FT KCQW ELEV · 239 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,350 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:18ZSUNRISE
17:26ZSOLAR NOON
00:34ZSUNSET
01:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT05:42Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:03Z (19h 21m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:40Z MOONSET00:56Z FULL MOON IN14 days

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

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