// Station · 9m ago

KEKQ

Wayne County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 963 FT

36.8553°N / 84.8561°W

LOCATION · Monticello, US

WIND

050°4 kt

KEKQ · 963 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW070

T / Td

30 / 23

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 050°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 7,000 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 KEKQ 142256Z AUTO 05004KT 10SM FEW070 30/23 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP184 T03000228 PNO $

KEKQ · day 14 at 22:56 UTC · wind from 050° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

050°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

03 HDG 030° —CALM —— 4,000'

21 HDG 210° —CALM —— 4,000'

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 +17°C

2,700FT

+1,737 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV963 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT759 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,115 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:32ZSUNRISE

17:46ZSOLAR NOON

01:00ZSUNSET

01:30ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:30Z (2h 25m) DAY LENGTH14h 28m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:40Z MOONSET01:08Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KSME

VFR

Lake Cumberland Regional Airport · Somerset

WIND: 070° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 17 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KSCX

VFR

Scott Municipal Airport · Oneida

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM SE
AGE: 30m ago

K8A3

VFR

Livingston Municipal Airport · Livingston

WIND: 040° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW044
DIST: 34 NM SW
AGE: 30m ago

KAAS

VFR

Taylor County Airport · Campbellsville

WIND: 060° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT044
DIST: 37 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

KLOZ

VFR

London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field · London

WIND: 040° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW042
DIST: 39 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

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