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// KFAF · Felker Army Air Field · Newport News (Fort Eustis)

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// Station · 1h 10m ago · STALE

KFAF

Felker Army Air Field
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.5°C / 14.7°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 12 FT
37.1325°N / 76.6088°W
LOCATION · Newport News (Fort Eustis), US
N
WIND
020°8 kt
KFAF · 12 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 020°/8 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 KFAF 251255Z 02008KT 10SM CLR 24/15 A3006 RMK AO2A SLP183 T02350147 $

KFAF · day 25 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · sea-level pressure 1018.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
020°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
32★ HDG 320° H4 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,025'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
14 HDG 140° T4 kt X7 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 1,012 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 +8°C

900FT
+888 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV12 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT-130 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KW45 (Luray Caverns Airport, Luray, elev 902 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+9%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,881 FT KFAF ELEV · 12 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,881 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:32ZSUNRISE
17:10ZSOLAR NOON
23:47ZSUNSET
00:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:14Z (10h 08m) DAY LENGTH13h 14m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION93% MOONRISE20:30Z MOONSET09:45Z FULL MOON IN3 days

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