// Station · 23m ago

KENL

Centralia Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 32.5°C / 21.3°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 534 FT

38.5151°N / 89.0911°W

LOCATION · Centralia, US

WIND

070°5 kt

KENL · 534 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT060 SCT075

T / Td

33 / 21

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 6,000 ft, and scattered at 7,500 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 KENL 142055Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM SCT060 SCT075 33/21 A3012 RMK AO2 T03250213

KENL · day 14 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 070° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · scattered layer at 7,500 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

070°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

09★ HDG 090° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,300'

36 HDG 360° H2 kt X5 kt RIGHT 5,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

18 HDG 180° T2 kt X5 kt LEFT —

27 HDG 270° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,534 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 +18°C

2,500FT

+1,966 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV534 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT330 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW (Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT075

Scattered · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,948 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:44ZSUNRISE

18:03ZSOLAR NOON

01:21ZSUNSET

01:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:52Z (4h 34m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:49Z MOONSET01:26Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KSLO

VFR

Salem–Leckrone Airport · Salem

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT045
DIST: 10 NM NE
AGE: 3m ago

KMVN

VFR

Mount Vernon Outland Airport · Mount Vernon

WIND: 040° / 9 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM SE
AGE: 22m ago

KFOA

VFR

Flora Municipal Airport · Flora

WIND: 080° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT045
DIST: 31 NM E
AGE: 58m ago

KFWC

VFR

Fairfield Municipal Airport · Fairfield

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT047
DIST: 33 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

K1H2

VFR

Effingham County Memorial Airport · Effingham

WIND: 030° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT041
DIST: 42 NM NE
AGE: 23m ago

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