// Station · 8m ago
KCTZ
Sampson County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.2°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 148 FT
34.9756°N / 78.3646°W
LOCATION · Clinton, US
WIND
360°7 kt
KCTZ · 148 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 22
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 360°/7 kt. 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 142255Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3007 RMK AO2 T03020217
KCTZ · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 360° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 360° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
360°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H4 kt
X6 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,008'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
24
HDG 240°
T3 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
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
1,800FT
+1,652 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV148 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT-5 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP
(Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:11ZSUNRISE
17:20ZSOLAR NOON
00:29ZSUNSET
00:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 26m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:58Z (1h 55m)
DAY LENGTH14h 18m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:19Z
MOONSET00:37Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDPL
VFR
Duplin County Airport · Kenansville
- WIND
- 100° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM E
- AGE
- 8m ago
KW40
VFR
Mount Olive Municipal Airport · Mount Olive
- WIND
- 020° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KACZ
VFR
Henderson Field · Wallace
- WIND
- 070° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KEYF
VFR
Curtis L Brown Jr Field · Elizabethtown
- WIND
- 090° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC060
- DIST
- 25 NM SW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KFAY
VFR
Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field · Fayetteville
- WIND
- 030° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
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