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// Station · 15m ago

KETC

Tarboro Edgecombe Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.4°C / 11.1°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 53 FT
35.9371°N / 77.5466°W
LOCATION · Tarboro, US
N
WIND
030°7 kt
KETC · 53 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.88"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/7 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 KETC 302130Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM CLR 28/11 A2988 RMK AO2 T02840111

KETC · day 30 at 21:30 UTC · wind from 030° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
030°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
09 HDG 090° H4 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,999'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
27 HDG 270° T4 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,053 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

1,700FT
+1,647 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,300 1,300 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV53 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT92 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
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,396 FT KETC ELEV · 53 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,396 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:57ZSUNRISE
17:09ZSOLAR NOON
00:21ZSUNSET
00:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:45Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:50Z (3h 04m) DAY LENGTH14h 23m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:28Z MOONSET11:52Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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