// Station · 55m ago

KFFO

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

CAT IFR

WIND 070° / 3 kt

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 900 ft

T/Td 21.3°C / 20.4°C

ALTIM 29.95 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 823 FT

39.8261°N / 84.0483°W

LOCATION · Dayton, US

WIND

070°3 kt

KFFO · 823 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/3

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

OVC009

LAYERS

OVC009

T / Td

21 / 20

ALTIM

29.95"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Light winds at 070°/3 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, overcast at 900 ft. Reported weather: BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KFFO 270856Z 07003KT 5SM BR OVC009 21/20 A2995 RMK AO2A SLP139 60021 T02130204 55004

KFFO · day 27 at 08:56 UTC · wind from 070° at 3 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · overcast at 900 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · weather: BR · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

070°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

05L HDG 050° —CALM —— 12,600'

23R HDG 230° —CALM —— 12,600'

05R HDG 050° —CALM —— 7,000'

23L HDG 230° —CALM —— 7,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,823 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

1,700FT

+877 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV823 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT791 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMFD (Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, Mansfield, elev 1,297 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC009

Overcast · base 900 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,581 ft VFR MARGIN-2,100 ft

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

10:13ZSUNRISE

17:34ZSOLAR NOON

00:55ZSUNSET

01:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:27Z (15h 36m) DAY LENGTH14h 41m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE18:54Z MOONSET09:36Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KDAY

IFR → MVFR 15Z

James M. Cox Dayton International Airport · Dayton

WIND: 040° / 3 kt
VIS: 2.0 SM
CEILING: OVC009
DIST: 9 NM NW
AGE: 46m ago

KILN

IFR → MVFR 15Z

Wilmington Airpark · Wilmington

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC005
DIST: 27 NM SE
AGE: 57m ago

KLUK

IFR → MVFR 14Z

Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken Field · Cincinnati

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 47 NM S
AGE: 58m ago

KOSU

MVFR

The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field · Columbus

WIND: 070° / 4 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 47 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

KLCK

MVFR → IFR 12Z

Rickenbacker International Airport · Columbus

WIND: 290° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC013
DIST: 52 NM E
AGE: 56m ago

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