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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
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
2,300 1,500 700
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,179 FT SCT045 KCWF ELEV · 17 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT045
Scattered · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,179 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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