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KCSG

Columbus Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 3,200 ft
T/Td 31.1°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 397 FT
32.5164°N / 84.9396°W
LOCATION · Columbus, US
N
WIND
260°9 kt
KCSG · 397 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN032
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN032 BKN042
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.14"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,200 ft. Moderate winds at 260°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 3,200 ft, and broken at 4,200 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

SPECI KCSG 111607Z 26009KT 10SM BKN032 BKN042 31/22 A3014 RMK AO2 T03110222

KCSG · day 11 at 16:07 UTC · wind from 260° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 3,200 ft · broken layer at 4,200 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
260°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
24 HDG 240° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,997'
31 HDG 310° H6 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
13 HDG 130° T6 kt X7 kt RIGHT
06 HDG 060° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
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 +16°C

2,100FT
+1,703 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,000 2,000 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV397 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT176 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
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,104 FT BKN032 · CEILING BKN042 KCSG ELEV · 397 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN042
Broken · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
BKN032
Broken · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING3,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL16,104 ft VFR MARGIN+200 ft

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

10:41ZSUNRISE
17:46ZSOLAR NOON
00:50ZSUNSET
01:18ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:18Z (9h 06m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:09Z MOONSET22:18Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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