// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE

KFIT

Fitchburg Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29.4°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 29.81 inHg

ELEV 348 FT

42.5541°N / 71.7590°W

LOCATION · Fitchburg, US

WIND

210°4 kt

KFIT · 348 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT085

T / Td

29 / 22

ALTIM

29.81"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 8,500 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 KFIT 142252Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM SCT085 29/22 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP091 T02940217

KFIT · day 14 at 22:52 UTC · wind from 210° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 8,500 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

210°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 5,001'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 5,001'

Pattern altitude: 1,348 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 +15°C

2,300FT

+1,952 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV348 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT455 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJST (John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, elev 2,284 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

SCT085

Scattered · base 8,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,196 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:23ZSUNRISE

16:53ZSOLAR NOON

00:24ZSUNSET

00:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:58Z (1h 04m) DAY LENGTH15h 01m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE09:33Z MOONSET00:34Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KASH

VFR

Nashua Airport / Boire Field · Nashua

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT090
DIST: 17 NM NE
AGE: 58m ago

KORH

VFR

Worcester Regional Airport · Worcester

WIND: 230° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM S
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KAFN

VFR

Jaffrey Airfield Silver Ranch Airport · Jaffrey

WIND: 190° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM NW
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KBED

VFR

Laurence G Hanscom Field · Bedford

WIND: 210° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM E
AGE: 1h 3m ago

KORE

VFR

Orange Municipal Airport · Orange

WIND: 200° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM W
AGE: 1h 2m ago

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