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// Station · 15m ago

KECG

Elizabeth City Regional Airport & Coast Guard Air Station
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 23.3°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 11 FT
36.2606°N / 76.1746°W
LOCATION · Elizabeth City, US
N
WIND
270°8 kt
KECG · 11 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT032
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.95"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 270°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,200 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

SPECI KECG 111706Z 27008KT 10SM SCT032 30/23 A2995 RMK AO2 T03000233

KECG · day 11 at 17:06 UTC · wind from 270° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
270°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
28 HDG 280° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,219'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
10 HDG 100° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,011 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 +15°C

1,800FT
+1,789 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
2,700 1,700 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV11 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-21 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 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 · 15,163 FT SCT032 KECG ELEV · 11 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT032
Scattered · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER3,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,163 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:57ZSUNRISE
17:11ZSOLAR NOON
00:25ZSUNSET
00:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:55Z (7h 33m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:27Z MOONSET21:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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