// Station · 22m ago
KCUB
Jim Hamilton L.B. Owens Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 22.8°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 193 FT
33.9705°N / 80.9952°W
LOCATION · Columbia, US
WIND
260°6 kt
KCUB · 193 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 23
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 260°/6 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 KCUB 111353Z AUTO 26006KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 T03000228
KCUB · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 260° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 260° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
260°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
31★
HDG 310°
H4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,011'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
13
HDG 130°
T4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,193 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
+1,607 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV193 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT31 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KI16
(Kee Field, Pineville, elev 1,783 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)
10:22ZSUNRISE
17:30ZSOLAR NOON
00:38ZSUNSET
01:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:15Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:07Z (10h 52m)
DAY LENGTH14h 16m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:46Z
MOONSET22:02Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCAE
VFR
Columbia Metropolitan Airport · Columbia
- WIND
- 250° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW033
- DIST
- 7 NM W
- AGE
- 19m ago
KMMT
VFR
Mc Entire Joint National Guard Base · Eastover
- WIND
- 250° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW090
- DIST
- 10 NM E
- AGE
- 20m ago
KFDW
VFR
Fairfield County Airport · Winnsboro
- WIND
- 270° / 8 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM N
- AGE
- 20m ago
KXNO
VFR
North Air Force Auxillary Airfield · North
- WIND
- 230° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
KSSC
VFR
Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter
- WIND
- 260° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 20m ago
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