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// Station · 16m ago

KCXE

Chase City Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25.1°C / 11.9°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 503 FT
36.7883°N / 78.5016°W
LOCATION · Chase City, US
N
WIND
030°5 kt
KCXE · 503 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT080
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.92"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 8,000 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 KCXE 302215Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM SCT080 25/12 A2992 RMK AO1 T02510119

KCXE · day 30 at 22:15 UTC · wind from 030° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
030°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
36 HDG 360° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,400'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
18 HDG 180° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,503 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 +11°C

1,800FT
+1,297 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,500 1,450 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV503 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT500 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI (Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,180 FT SCT080 KCXE ELEV · 503 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT080
Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,180 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:58ZSUNRISE
17:13ZSOLAR NOON
00:27ZSUNSET
00:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:31Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (2h 25m) DAY LENGTH14h 28m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:31Z MOONSET12:00Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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