// Station · 1h 25m ago · STALE
KCWF
Chennault International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 17 FT
30.2106°N / 93.1432°W
LOCATION · Lake Charles, US
WIND
110°3 kt
KCWF · 17 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 23
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 110°/3 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 KCWF 142255Z 11003KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A3006
KCWF · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 110° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 110° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
110°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
15
HDG 150°
—CALM
——
10,702'
33
HDG 330°
—CALM
——
10,702'
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 +12°C
1,300FT
+1,283 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV17 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT-125 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMNZ
(Hamilton Municipal Airport, Hamilton, elev 1,299 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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-6)
11:21ZSUNRISE
18:19ZSOLAR NOON
01:17ZSUNSET
01:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT00:20Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING56m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:44Z (1h 23m)
DAY LENGTH13h 55m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:32Z
MOONSET01:28Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLCH
VFR
Lake Charles Regional Airport · Lake Charles
- WIND
- 070° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 7 NM SW
- AGE
- 27m ago
KUXL
VFR
Southland Field · Sulphur
- WIND
- 030° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM W
- AGE
- 5m ago
K5R8
VFR
De Quincy Industrial Airpark · De Quincy
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 25m ago
K3R7
VFR
Jennings Airport · Jennings
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM E
- AGE
- 5m ago
KORG
VFR
Orange County Airport · Orange
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM W
- AGE
- 25m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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