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// Station · 21m ago

KFTY

Fulton County Airport Brown Field
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29.4°C / 22.8°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 841 FT
33.7791°N / 84.5214°W
LOCATION · Atlanta, US
N
WIND
260°9 kt
KFTY · 841 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW027
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.14"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,700 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 KFTY 111453Z 26009KT 10SM FEW027 29/23 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP194 T02940228 51005

KFTY · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 260° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,700 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
260°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
26 HDG 260° H9 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 5,797'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
08 HDG 080° T9 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,841 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 +16°C

2,500FT
+1,659 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
3,100 2,300 1,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV841 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT620 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW (Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,689 FT FEW027 KFTY ELEV · 841 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW027
Few · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,689 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:37ZSUNRISE
17:44ZSOLAR NOON
00:52ZSUNSET
01:20ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:20Z (10h 06m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:03Z MOONSET22:18Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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