// Station · 22m ago

KCSG

Columbus Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.3°C / 23.3°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

ELEV 397 FT

32.5164°N / 84.9396°W

LOCATION · Columbus, US

WIND

300°7 kt

KCSG · 397 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT015

T / Td

28 / 23

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 300°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 1,500 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 KCSG 111351Z 30007KT 10SM SCT015 28/23 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP205 T02830233

KCSG · day 11 at 13:51 UTC · wind from 300° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

300°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

31★ HDG 310° H7 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,997'

24 HDG 240° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

06 HDG 060° T4 kt X6 kt LEFT —

13 HDG 130° T7 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,397 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 +14°C

1,800FT

+1,403 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV397 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT164 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT015

Scattered · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,690 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:41ZSUNRISE

17:46ZSOLAR NOON

00:50ZSUNSET

01:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:18Z (11h 04m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:05Z MOONSET22:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KLSF

VFR

Lawson Army Air Field · Fort Benning

WIND: 260° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

KPIM

VFR

Harris County Airport · Pine Mountain

WIND: 250° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

K5A9

VFR

Roosevelt Memorial Airport · Woodbury

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

KLGC

VFR

LaGrange Callaway Airport · LaGrange

WIND: 270° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

KEUF

VFR

Weedon Field · Eufaula

WIND: 260° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

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