// Station · 27m ago

KFLO

Florence Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 16 kt G26

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 33.9°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 146 FT

34.1854°N / 79.7239°W

LOCATION · Florence, US

WIND

270°16 kt

KFLO · 146 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/16G26

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW043

T / Td

34 / 22

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 270°/16 kt, gusting 26. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,300 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 KFLO 111553Z 27016G26KT 10SM FEW043 34/22 A3004 RMK AO2 PK WND 25026/1544 SLP168 T03390222

KFLO · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 270° at 16 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,300 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 16 ktG26

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

270°16G26 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

27★ HDG 270° H16 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 6,502'

19 HDG 190° H3 kt X16 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 62%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

01 HDG 010° T3 kt X16 kt LEFT —

09 HDG 090° T16 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,146 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 +19°C

2,300FT

+2,154 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV146 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT22 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLWB (Greenbrier Valley Airport, Lewisburg, elev 2,302 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)

FEW043

Few · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,267 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:16ZSUNRISE

17:25ZSOLAR NOON

00:34ZSUNSET

01:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:02Z (8h 42m) DAY LENGTH14h 17m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:45Z MOONSET22:02Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KHYW

VFR

Conway Horry County Airport · Conway

WIND: 260° / 10 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM SE
AGE: 25m ago

KSSC

VFR

Shaw Air Force Base · Sumter

WIND: 260° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM W
AGE: 1h 25m ago

KMEB

VFR

Laurinburg Maxton Airport · Maxton

WIND: 250° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW035
DIST: 40 NM NE
AGE: 28m ago

KLBT

VFR

Lumberton Regional Airport · Lumberton

WIND: 270° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW032
DIST: 42 NM NE
AGE: 24m ago

KCDN

VFR

Woodward Field · Camden

WIND: 290° / 12 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW042
DIST: 42 NM W
AGE: 5m ago

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