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// Station · 6h 38m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

KF45

North Palm Beach County General Aviation Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 22 FT
26.8444°N / 80.2213°W
LOCATION · West Palm Beach, US
N
WIND
270°3 kt
KF45 · 22 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/3 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 KF45 301249Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A2996 RMK AO2

KF45 · day 30 at 12:49 UTC · wind from 270° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
270°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
08R HDG 080° CALM 4,300'
26L HDG 260° CALM 4,300'
13 HDG 130° CALM 4,300'
31 HDG 310° CALM 4,300'
08L HDG 080° CALM 3,700'
26R HDG 260° CALM 3,700'
Pattern altitude: 1,022 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 +11°C

1,300FT
+1,278 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
2,000 1,350 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV22 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-19 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPUJ (Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Dallas, elev 1,289 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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 · 13,153 FT KF45 ELEV · 22 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,153 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:29ZSUNRISE
17:19ZSOLAR NOON
00:10ZSUNSET
00:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:36Z (5h 09m) DAY LENGTH13h 41m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:55Z MOONSET11:37Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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