// Station · 14m ago
KDCM
Chester Catawba Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 656 FT
34.7893°N / 81.1958°W
LOCATION · Chester, US
WIND
030°4 kt
KDCM · 656 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT046
T / Td
30 / 20
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 030°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,600 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KDCM 142155Z AUTO 03004KT 10SM SCT046 30/20 A3011 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND SW
KDCM · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 030° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,600 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
030°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
5,000'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
5,000'
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
4,998'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
4,998'
Pattern altitude: 1,656 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 +16°C
2,400FT
+1,744 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV656 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT464 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4
(Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:23ZSUNRISE
17:31ZSOLAR NOON
00:40ZSUNSET
01:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 30m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (2h 59m)
DAY LENGTH14h 17m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:29Z
MOONSET00:46Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KUZA
VFR
Rock Hill - York County Airport · Rock Hill
- WIND
- 040° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW065
- DIST
- 14 NM NE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KLKR
VFR
Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field · Lancaster
- WIND
- 060° / 6 ktG13
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT045
- DIST
- 17 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
K35A
VFR
Union County, Troy Shelton Field · Union
- WIND
- 040° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN038
- DIST
- 23 NM W
- AGE
- 14m ago
KAKH
VFR
Gastonia Municipal Airport · Gastonia
- WIND
- 050° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT060
- DIST
- 25 NM N
- AGE
- 15m ago
KCLT
VFR
Charlotte Douglas International Airport · Charlotte
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 28 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
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