// Station · 11m ago

KCRQ

McClellan-Palomar Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 1,000 ft

T/Td 18.9°C / 16.1°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 331 FT

33.1283°N / 117.2800°W

LOCATION · Carlsbad, US

WIND

VRB3 kt

KCRQ · 331 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC010

LAYERS

OVC010

T / Td

19 / 16

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,000 ft. Light winds at variable/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 1,000 ft. 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

METAR KCRQ 111453Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM OVC010 19/16 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP134 T01890161 53009 $

KCRQ · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 1,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 4,897'

24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 4,897'

Pattern altitude: 1,331 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 +5°C

800FT

+469 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV331 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT308 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVNY (Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, elev 802 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+8%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+3%

-2%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC010

Overcast · base 1,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,876 ft VFR MARGIN-2,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:49ZSUNRISE

19:55ZSOLAR NOON

03:01ZSUNSET

03:29ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:29Z (12h 25m) DAY LENGTH14h 11m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:15Z MOONSET00:27Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KOKB

MVFR

Oceanside Municipal Airport · Oceanside

WIND: 030° / 5 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC013
DIST: 6 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

KNFG

IFR → VFR 17Z

Camp Pendleton MCAS (Munn Field) Airport · Oceanside

WIND: 030° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC008
DIST: 11 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

KNKX

MVFR → VFR 18Z

Miramar Marine Corps Air Station - Mitscher Field · San Diego

WIND: 130° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC011
DIST: 17 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KRNM

LIFR

Ramona Airport · Ramona

WIND: 110° / 3 kt
VIS: 0.25 SM
CEILING: —
DIST: 19 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

KMYF

MVFR

Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport · San Diego

WIND: 100° / 3 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC011
DIST: 20 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

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