// Station · 8m ago

KEKQ

Wayne County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27.8°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 963 FT

36.8553°N / 84.8561°W

LOCATION · Monticello, US

WIND

050°9 kt

KEKQ · 963 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 17

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 050°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KEKQ 302056Z AUTO 05009KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP137 6//// T02780172 58006 PNO $

KEKQ · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 050° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

050°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

03★ HDG 030° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

21 HDG 210° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,963 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

2,700FT

+1,737 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV963 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT910 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNP (Lonesome Pine Airport, Wise, elev 2,684 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,003 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:23ZSUNRISE

17:38ZSOLAR NOON

00:52ZSUNSET

01:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:22Z (4h 18m) DAY LENGTH14h 28m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:53Z MOONSET12:22Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KJAU

VFR

Campbell County Airport - Colonel Tommy C Stiner Airfield · Jacksboro

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 46 NM SE
AGE: 14m ago

K6I2

VFR

Lebanon Springfield Airport - George Hoerter Field · Springfield

WIND: 050° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

KGLW

VFR

Glasgow Municipal Airport · Glasgow

WIND: 070° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT046
DIST: 54 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KCSV

VFR → MVFR 08Z

Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field · Crossville

WIND: 030° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW032
DIST: 55 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

K1A6

VFR

Middlesboro-Bell County Airport · Middlesboro

WIND: 020° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

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