// Station · 3m ago

KCXY

Capital City Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 19.4°C / 5°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 347 FT

40.2171°N / 76.8515°W

LOCATION · Harrisburg, US

WIND

350°8 kt

KCXY · 347 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

BKN060

T / Td

19 / 5

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Moderate winds at 350°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 6,000 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 KCXY 302056Z 35008KT 10SM BKN060 19/05 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T01940050 52004

KCXY · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 350° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 8 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

350°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

30★ HDG 300° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,778'

08 HDG 080° H0 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

26 HDG 260° H0 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

12 HDG 120° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,347 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 +5°C

800FT

+453 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV347 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT235 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRVL (Mifflin County Airport, Reedsville, elev 819 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+8%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+3%

-2%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL10,145 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

09:42ZSUNRISE

17:06ZSOLAR NOON

00:30ZSUNSET

01:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:02Z (4h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:12Z MOONSET12:00Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KMDT

VFR

Harrisburg International Airport · Harrisburg

WIND: 330° / 10 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 4 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

KTHV

VFR

York Airport · Thomasville

WIND: 350° / 13 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 18 NM S
AGE: 6m ago

KMUI

VFR

Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport · Fort Indiantown Gap(Annville)

WIND: 310° / 13 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC055
DIST: 18 NM NE
AGE: 58m ago

KLNS

VFR

Lancaster Airport · Lancaster

WIND: 030° / 16 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 26 NM E
AGE: 6m ago

KSEG

VFR

Penn Valley Airport · Selinsgrove

WIND: 020° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 36 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

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