// Station · 16m ago

KFQD

Rutherford County Marchman Field

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,500 ft

T/Td 28°C / 19°C

ALTIM 30.16 inHg

ELEV 1,077 FT

35.4282°N / 81.9351°W

LOCATION · Rutherfordton, US

WIND

080°3 kt

KFQD · 1,077 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN065

LAYERS

SCT036 SCT049 BKN065

T / Td

28 / 19

ALTIM

30.16"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,500 ft. Light winds at 080°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,600 ft, scattered at 4,900 ft, and broken at 6,500 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 KFQD 142155Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM SCT036 SCT049 BKN065 28/19 A3016 RMK AO2

KFQD · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 080° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,600 ft · scattered layer at 4,900 ft · broken layer at 6,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

080°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 5,000'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 5,000'

Pattern altitude: 2,077 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

2,600FT

+1,523 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,077 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT835 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A (Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN065

Broken · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT049

Scattered · base 4,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT036

Scattered · base 3,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,218 ft VFR MARGIN+3,500 ft

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

10:24ZSUNRISE

17:34ZSOLAR NOON

00:44ZSUNSET

01:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:14Z (3h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 20m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:30Z MOONSET00:51Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KEHO

VFR

Shelby-Cleveland County Regional Airport · Shelby

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT038
DIST: 19 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

KMRN

VFR

Foothills Regional Airport · Morganton

WIND: 030° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

KAVL

VFR → MVFR 08Z

Asheville Regional Airport · Asheville

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 30 NM W
AGE: 17m ago

KSPA

VFR

Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartanburg

WIND: 110° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 31 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

KHKY

VFR → MVFR 09Z

Hickory Regional Airport · Hickory

WIND: 100° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

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