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// Station · 21m ago

KILG

Wilmington Airport
CAT IFR
WIND 220° / 5 kt
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 500 ft
T/Td 22.2°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 80 FT
39.6787°N / 75.6065°W
LOCATION · Wilmington, US
N
WIND
220°5 kt
KILG · 80 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/5
 
 
 
VIS
7.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC005
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC005
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 500 ft. Light winds at 220°/5 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, overcast at 500 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KILG 271351Z 22005KT 7SM OVC005 22/21 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP139 T02220206 $

KILG · day 27 at 13:51 UTC · wind from 220° at 5 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · overcast at 500 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
220°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
19 HDG 190° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,012'
27 HDG 270° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 7,275'
14 HDG 140° H1 kt X5 kt RIGHT 4,602'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
32 HDG 320° T1 kt X5 kt LEFT
09 HDG 090° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT
01 HDG 010° T4 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,080 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 +7°C

900FT
+820 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
1,500 900 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV80 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT57 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVP (Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, elev 962 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+9%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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 · 11,292 FT OVC005 · CEILING KILG ELEV · 80 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC005
Overcast · base 500 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,292 ft VFR MARGIN-2,500 ft

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

09:40ZSUNRISE
17:01ZSOLAR NOON
00:21ZSUNSET
00:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:53Z (10h 40m) DAY LENGTH14h 40m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE18:30Z MOONSET09:11Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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