// Station · 12m ago
KDCM
Chester Catawba Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 4 kt
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 17°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 656 FT
34.7893°N / 81.1958°W
LOCATION · Chester, US
WIND
010°4 kt
KDCM · 656 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/4
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT040
T / Td
28 / 17
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 010°/4 kt. Visibility 7.0 SM and scattered at 4,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KDCM 301915Z AUTO 01004KT 7SM SCT040 28/17 A2991 RMK AO2
KDCM · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 010° at 4 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · scattered layer at 4,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 010° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
010°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 +14°C
2,400FT
+1,744 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV656 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT662 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)
10:14ZSUNRISE
17:23ZSOLAR NOON
00:32ZSUNSET
01:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 05m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:01Z (5h 34m)
DAY LENGTH14h 18m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:41Z
MOONSET11:59Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KUZA
VFR
Rock Hill - York County Airport · Rock Hill
- WIND
- 090° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM NE
- AGE
- 33m ago
KLKR
VFR
Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field · Lancaster
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
K35A
VFR
Union County, Troy Shelton Field · Union
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN100
- DIST
- 23 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
KAKH
VFR
Gastonia Municipal Airport · Gastonia
- WIND
- 020° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW031
- DIST
- 25 NM N
- AGE
- 33m ago
KCLT
VFR
Charlotte Douglas International Airport · Charlotte
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN200
- DIST
- 28 NM NE
- AGE
- 35m ago
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