// Station · 9m ago
KIJX
Jacksonville Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27.6°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 624 FT
39.7746°N / 90.2383°W
LOCATION · Jacksonville, US
WIND
130°8 kt
KIJX · 624 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT048
T / Td
28 / 16
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 130°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,800 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KIJX 302055Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM SCT048 28/16 A2997 RMK AO2 T02760156
KIJX · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,800 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 8 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
130°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H8 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 5,000'
04
HDG 040°
H0 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
22
HDG 220°
H0 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
31
HDG 310°
T8 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,624 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 +14°C
2,200FT
+1,576 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV624 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT571 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBUB
(Cram Field, Burwell, elev 2,182 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:37ZSUNRISE
17:59ZSOLAR NOON
01:22ZSUNSET
01:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (4h 50m)
DAY LENGTH14h 45m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:07Z
MOONSET12:52Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSPI
VFR
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · Springfield
- WIND
- 130° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC085
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
KPPQ
VFR
Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport · Pittsfield
- WIND
- 100° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM W
- AGE
- 9m ago
KI63
VFR
Mount Sterling Municipal Airport · Mount Sterling
- WIND
- 100° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KTAZ
VFR
Taylorville Municipal Airport · Taylorville
- WIND
- 160° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN090
- DIST
- 44 NM E
- AGE
- 23m ago
K3LF
VFR
Litchfield Municipal Airport · Litchfield
- WIND
- 070° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN070
- DIST
- 45 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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