// Station · 1h 9m ago · STALE

KFTK

Godman Army Air Field

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,100 ft

T/Td 26.5°C / 23.7°C

ALTIM 30.01 inHg

ELEV 756 FT

37.9071°N / 85.9721°W

LOCATION · Fort Knox, US

WIND

280°5 kt

KFTK · 756 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN031

LAYERS

BKN031 OVC047

T / Td

27 / 24

ALTIM

30.01"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,100 ft. Light winds at 280°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 3,100 ft, and overcast at 4,700 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 KFTK 111855Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM BKN031 OVC047 27/24 A3001 RMK AO2 DZB29E47 SLP156 P0000 T02650237

KFTK · day 11 at 18:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 3,100 ft · overcast at 4,700 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

280°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

23★ HDG 230° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 1,900'

33 HDG 330° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 4,853'

36 HDG 360° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT 5,184'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

18 HDG 180° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

05 HDG 050° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

15 HDG 150° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,756 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 +13°C

2,200FT

+1,444 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV756 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT665 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC047

Overcast · base 4,700 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN031

Broken · base 3,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,140 ft VFR MARGIN+100 ft

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

10:31ZSUNRISE

17:50ZSOLAR NOON

01:08ZSUNSET

01:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:39Z (5h 35m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:07Z MOONSET22:44Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KEKX

MVFR

Addington Field / Elizabethtown Regional Airport · Elizabethtown

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN027
DIST: 13 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KSDF

VFR

Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport · Louisville

WIND: 300° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN044
DIST: 19 NM NE
AGE: 8m ago

KBRY

VFR

Samuels Field · Bardstown

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 23 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

KI93

VFR

Breckinridge County Airport · Hardinsburg

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW027
DIST: 23 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KLOU

VFR

Bowman Field · Louisville

WIND: 280° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN048
DIST: 24 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

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