// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE

KIPT

Williamsport Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,800 ft

T/Td 23.3°C / 20°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 529 FT

41.2421°N / 76.9224°W

LOCATION · Williamsport, US

WIND

250°4 kt

KIPT · 529 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN048

LAYERS

BKN048

T / Td

23 / 20

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,800 ft. Light winds at 250°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KIPT 111254Z 25004KT 10SM BKN048 23/20 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02330200

KIPT · day 11 at 12:54 UTC · wind from 250° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 4,800 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

250°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 6,825'

27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 6,825'

12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 4,273'

30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 4,273'

Pattern altitude: 1,529 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

1,600FT

+1,071 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV529 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT476 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHZL (Hazleton Municipal Airport, Hazleton, elev 1,603 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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)

BKN048

Broken · base 4,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,297 ft VFR MARGIN+1,800 ft

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

09:45ZSUNRISE

17:14ZSOLAR NOON

00:42ZSUNSET

01:15ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:15Z (11h 19m) DAY LENGTH14h 57m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:09Z MOONSET22:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KSEG

VFR

Penn Valley Airport · Selinsgrove

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 25 NM S
AGE: 3m ago

KN79

IFR

Northumberland County Airport · Shamokin

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN007
DIST: 30 NM SE
AGE: 21m ago

KN38

VFR

Grand Canyon Regional Airport · Wellsboro

WIND: 030° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW008
DIST: 36 NM NW
AGE: 21m ago

KZER

IFR

Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport · Pottsville

WIND: 340° / 3 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC009
DIST: 41 NM SE
AGE: 21m ago

KHZL

VFR

Hazleton Municipal Airport · Hazleton

WIND: 030° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN038
DIST: 45 NM E
AGE: 21m ago

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