// Station · 24m ago

KI35

Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29.5°C / 20.8°C

ALTIM 30.16 inHg

ELEV 1,551 FT

36.8593°N / 83.3585°W

LOCATION · Baxter, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KI35 · 1,551 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT060

T / Td

30 / 21

ALTIM

30.16"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered 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 KI35 142055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT060 30/21 A3016 RMK AO2 T02950208

KI35 · day 14 at 20:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 3,461'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 3,461'

Pattern altitude: 2,551 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 +17°C

3,400FT

+1,849 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,551 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT1,309 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEV (Ashe County Airport, Jefferson, elev 3,180 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+34%

-24%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+24%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-10%

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)

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,450 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:26ZSUNRISE

17:40ZSOLAR NOON

00:54ZSUNSET

01:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:24Z (4h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 28m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:30Z MOONSET00:59Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KI35.

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