// Station · 11m ago

KDCA

Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 030° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 28.9°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 15 FT

38.8521°N / 77.0377°W

LOCATION · Washington, US

WIND

030°5 kt

KDCA · 15 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

SCT030 SCT150 BKN250

T / Td

29 / 21

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Light winds at 030°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,000 ft, scattered at 15,000 ft, and broken at 25,000 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 KDCA 111452Z 03005KT 10SM SCT030 SCT150 BKN250 29/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02890211 58001

KDCA · day 11 at 14:52 UTC · wind from 030° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · scattered layer at 15,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

030°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

04★ HDG 040° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,000'

01 HDG 010° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT 7,169'

33 HDG 330° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 5,204'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

15 HDG 150° T2 kt X4 kt LEFT —

19 HDG 190° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT —

22 HDG 220° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,015 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 +14°C

1,700FT

+1,685 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV15 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-8 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KZER (Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport, Pottsville, elev 1,729 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT150

Scattered · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT030

Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,611 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

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

09:53ZSUNRISE

17:14ZSOLAR NOON

00:35ZSUNSET

01:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:07Z (10h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 42m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:19Z MOONSET22:01Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KNYG

—

Quantico Marine Corps Airfield / Turner Field · Quantico

WIND: 060° / 6 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM SW
AGE: 7m ago

KBWI

VFR

Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport · Baltimore

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 26 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

KJYO

VFR

Leesburg Executive Airport · Leesburg

WIND: 310° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KRMN

VFR

Stafford Regional Airport · Fredericksburg

WIND: 320° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT029
DIST: 34 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

KHWY

VFR

Warrenton Fauquier Airport · Midland

WIND: 310° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

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