// Station · 11m ago
KCTZ
Sampson County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 11 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.7°C / 11.8°C
ALTIM 29.87 inHg
ELEV 148 FT
34.9756°N / 78.3646°W
LOCATION · Clinton, US
WIND
010°11 kt
KCTZ · 148 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/11G16
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 12
ALTIM
29.87"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 010°/11 kt, gusting 16. 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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METAR KCTZ 301915Z AUTO 01011G16KT 10SM CLR 30/12 A2987 RMK AO2 T02970118
KCTZ · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 010° at 11 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 010° @ 11 ktG16
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
010°11G16 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H7 kt
X8 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,008'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
24
HDG 240°
T7 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 1,148 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 +15°C
2,000FT
+1,852 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV148 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT195 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K1A5
(Macon County Airport, Franklin, elev 2,020 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:02ZSUNRISE
17:12ZSOLAR NOON
00:21ZSUNSET
00:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 55m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:51Z (5h 24m)
DAY LENGTH14h 18m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:29Z
MOONSET11:48Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDPL
VFR
Duplin County Airport · Kenansville
- WIND
- 320° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
KW40
VFR
Mount Olive Municipal Airport · Mount Olive
- WIND
- 010° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KACZ
VFR
Henderson Field · Wallace
- WIND
- 270° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KEYF
VFR
Curtis L Brown Jr Field · Elizabethtown
- WIND
- 310° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT120
- DIST
- 25 NM SW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KFAY
VFR
Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field · Fayetteville
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM W
- AGE
- 33m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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