// Station · 8m ago
KCWF
Chennault International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 32°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 17 FT
30.2106°N / 93.1432°W
LOCATION · Lake Charles, US
WIND
120°8 kt
KCWF · 17 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT045
T / Td
32 / 23
ALTIM
29.90"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KCWF 302050Z 12008KT 10SM SCT045 32/23 A2990
KCWF · day 30 at 20:50 UTC · wind from 120° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,500 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
120°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
15★
HDG 150°
H7 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 10,702'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
33
HDG 330°
T7 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 1,017 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 +17°C
2,100FT
+2,083 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV17 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT35 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSOA
(Sonora Municipal Airport, Sonora, elev 2,140 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:13ZSUNRISE
18:11ZSOLAR NOON
01:09ZSUNSET
01:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:58Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 11m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:36Z (4h 38m)
DAY LENGTH13h 56m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:43Z
MOONSET12:39Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLCH
VFR
→
MVFR
07Z
Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 7 NM SW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KUXL
VFR
Southland Field · Sulphur
- WIND
- 170° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM W
- AGE
- 3m ago
K5R8
VFR
De Quincy Industrial Airpark · De Quincy
- WIND
- 200° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT041
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 23m ago
K3R7
VFR
Jennings Airport · Jennings
- WIND
- 250° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT040
- DIST
- 24 NM E
- AGE
- 3m ago
KORG
VFR
Orange County Airport · Orange
- WIND
- 220° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM W
- AGE
- 23m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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