// Station · 11m ago

KCQX

Chatham Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 12 kt G27

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 24.4°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 68 FT

41.6884°N / 69.9895°W

LOCATION · Chatham, US

WIND

240°12 kt

KCQX · 68 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/12G27

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 240°/12 kt, gusting 27. 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 KCQX 142252Z AUTO 24012G27KT 10SM CLR 24/21 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 23027/2250 SLP101 T02440206

KCQX · day 14 at 22:52 UTC · wind from 240° at 12 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 12 ktG27

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

240°12G27 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

24★ HDG 240° H12 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

06 HDG 060° T12 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,068 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

1,300FT

+1,232 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV68 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT157 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPSF (Pittsfield Municipal Airport, Pittsfield, elev 1,188 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,391 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:18ZSUNRISE

16:46ZSOLAR NOON

00:14ZSUNSET

00:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:48Z (1h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 56m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE09:27Z MOONSET00:23Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KHYA

VFR

Cape Cod Gateway Airport · Hyannis

WIND: 220° / 10 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

KFMH

VFR

Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station · Falmouth

WIND: 250° / 15 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

KPVC

VFR

Provincetown Municipal Airport · Provincetown

WIND: 210° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM NW
AGE: 7m ago

KACK

VFR

Nantucket Memorial Airport · Nantucket

WIND: 230° / 18 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KMVY

VFR

Martha's Vineyard Airport · Martha's Vineyard

WIND: 210° / 10 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

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