// Station · 5m ago

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

WIND

260°9 kt

KCSG · 397 FT

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

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

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

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

// 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

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

KACJ

VFR

Jimmy Carter Regional Airport · Americus

WIND: 250° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

KCCO

VFR

Newnan Coweta County Airport · Newnan

WIND: 290° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN042
DIST: 49 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

K16J

VFR

Dawson Municipal Airport · Dawson

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW028
DIST: 53 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

KFFC

VFR

Peachtree City Falcon Field · Peachtree City

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT027
DIST: 54 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

K6A2

VFR

Griffin Spalding County Airport · Griffin

WIND: 280° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT027
DIST: 54 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

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