// Station · 34m ago

KFWN

Sussex Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 13 kt G25

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 17.2°C / 3.9°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 421 FT

41.2002°N / 74.6230°W

LOCATION · Sussex, US

WIND

040°13 kt

KFWN · 421 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/13G25

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

BKN060

T / Td

17 / 4

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Brisk winds at 040°/13 kt, gusting 25, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 6,000 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 KFWN 301853Z AUTO 04013G25KT 10SM BKN060 17/04 A2999 RMK AO2 PK WND 36026/1833 SLP155 T01720039

KFWN · day 30 at 18:53 UTC · wind from 040° at 13 kt, gusts to 25 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 13 ktG25

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

040°13G25 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

03★ HDG 030° H13 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,506'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

21 HDG 210° T13 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,421 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 +3°C

700FT

+279 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV421 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT347 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K12N (Aeroflex-Andover Airport, Andover, elev 583 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+7%

-5%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+5%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+3%

-2%

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)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL9,108 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

09:30ZSUNRISE

16:57ZSOLAR NOON

00:24ZSUNSET

00:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (5h 29m) DAY LENGTH14h 54m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE20:57Z MOONSET11:51Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

K12N

—

Aeroflex-Andover Airport · Andover

WIND: VRB / 4 ktG17
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM SW
AGE: 33m ago

KMGJ

VFR

Orange County Airport · Montgomery

WIND: 020° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC044
DIST: 25 NM NE
AGE: 33m ago

KCDW

VFR

Essex County Airport · Caldwell

WIND: VRB / 6 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 25 NM SE
AGE: 34m ago

KMMU

VFR

Morristown Municipal Airport · Morristown

WIND: 040° / 10 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 42m ago

KSWF

VFR

New York Stewart International Airport · Newburgh

WIND: 040° / 17 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN037
DIST: 29 NM NE
AGE: 42m ago

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