// Station · 19m ago

KILM

Wilmington International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 18 kt G24

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 36.1°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 32 FT

34.2724°N / 77.9051°W

LOCATION · Wilmington, US

WIND

270°18 kt

KILM · 32 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/18G24

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

36 / 21

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 270°/18 kt, gusting 24. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KILM 111753Z 27018G24KT 10SM CLR 36/21 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 24026/1726 SLP151 T03610206 10361 20267 58016

KILM · day 11 at 17:53 UTC · wind from 270° at 18 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 18 ktG24

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

270°18G24 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

24★ HDG 240° H16 kt X9 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,016'

35 HDG 350° H3 kt X18 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

17 HDG 170° T3 kt X18 kt RIGHT —

06 HDG 060° T16 kt X9 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,032 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 +21°C

2,500FT

+2,468 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+36°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT-30 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,264 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:09ZSUNRISE

17:18ZSOLAR NOON

00:26ZSUNSET

00:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:55Z (6h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 17m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:41Z MOONSET21:59Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KSUT

VFR

Cape Fear Regional Jetport / Howie Franklin Field Airport · Southport

WIND: 220° / 15 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM S
AGE: 17m ago

KACZ

VFR

Henderson Field · Wallace

WIND: 260° / 11 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 27 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

KNCA

—

MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field · Jacksonville

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM NE
AGE: 1h 16m ago

KOAJ

VFR

Albert J Ellis Airport · Richlands

WIND: 250° / 14 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 36 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

KEYF

VFR

Curtis L Brown Jr Field · Elizabethtown

WIND: 270° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM NW
AGE: 17m ago

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