// Station · 53m ago

KJAX

Jacksonville International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 19,000 ft

T/Td 25.6°C / 23.3°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 30 FT

30.4925°N / 81.6878°W

LOCATION · Jacksonville, US

WIND

170°6 kt

KJAX · 30 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN190

LAYERS

FEW025 SCT038 BKN190

T / Td

26 / 23

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 19,000 ft. Light winds at 170°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,500 ft, scattered at 3,800 ft, and broken at 19,000 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 KJAX 270956Z 17006KT 10SM FEW025 SCT038 BKN190 26/23 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02560233 $

KJAX · day 27 at 09:56 UTC · wind from 170° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · scattered layer at 3,800 ft · broken layer at 19,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

170°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

14★ HDG 140° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,701'

08 HDG 080° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

26 HDG 260° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,030 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 +10°C

1,100FT

+1,070 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV30 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT-103 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMGE (Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, elev 1,068 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN190

Broken · base 19,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT038

Scattered · base 3,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW025

Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING19,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER19,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,959 ft VFR MARGIN+16,000 ft

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

10:27ZSUNRISE

17:25ZSOLAR NOON

00:22ZSUNSET

00:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:49Z (13h 59m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:10Z MOONSET09:05Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KCRG

VFR

Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 170° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM SE
AGE: 56m ago

KNRB

VFR

Naval Station Mayport / Admiral David L McDonald Field · Jacksonville

WIND: 180° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 15 NM SE
AGE: 42m ago

KNIP

VFR

Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · Jacksonville

WIND: 180° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN180
DIST: 15 NM S
AGE: 56m ago

KVQQ

MVFR → VFR 13Z

Cecil Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 19 NM SW
AGE: 14m ago

KSGJ

VFR

Northeast Florida Regional Airport · St Augustine

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM SE
AGE: 53m ago

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