// Station · 14m ago

KFZG

Fitzgerald Municipal Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 240° / 8 kt G19

VIS 0.25 SM

CEILING BKN at 400 ft

T/Td 24°C / 22.6°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

WX TS

ELEV 365 FT

31.6837°N / 83.2705°W

LOCATION · Fitzgerald, US

WIND

240°8 kt

KFZG · 365 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/8G19

VIS

0.25 SM

CEILING

BKN004

LAYERS

BKN004 OVC009

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 400 ft. Moderate winds at 240°/8 kt, gusting 19, visibility 0.25 SM, broken at 400 ft, and overcast at 900 ft. Reported weather: TS. Reported weather: TS. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KFZG 150055Z AUTO 24008G19KT 1/4SM TS BKN004 OVC009 24/23 A3012 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE THRU SW P0093 T02400226

KFZG · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 8 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 0.25 SM · broken layer at 400 ft · overcast at 900 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · weather: TS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 8 ktG19

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

240°8G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

20★ HDG 200° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,000'

15 HDG 150° H0 kt X8 kt RIGHT 2,984'

33 HDG 330° H0 kt X8 kt LEFT 2,984'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

02 HDG 020° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,365 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 +9°C

1,300FT

+935 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV365 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT161 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPUJ (Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport, Dallas, elev 1,289 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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)

OVC009

Overcast · base 900 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN004

Broken · base 400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,486 ft VFR MARGIN-2,600 ft

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

10:38ZSUNRISE

17:40ZSOLAR NOON

00:41ZSUNSET

01:08ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:08Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 02m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:51Z MOONSET00:53Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KCKF

VFR

Crisp County Cordele Airport · Cordele

WIND: 320° / 6 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 32 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

KMQW

VFR

Telfair Wheeler Airport · Mc Rae

WIND: 350° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM NE
AGE: 14m ago

KAZE

VFR

Hazlehurst Airport · Hazlehurst

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 34 NM E
AGE: 14m ago

K48A

VFR

Cochran Airport · Cochran

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

KVAD

VFR

Moody Air Force Base · Valdosta

WIND: 260° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW110
DIST: 43 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

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