// Station · 11m ago

KJAX

Jacksonville International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.2°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.16 inHg

ELEV 30 FT

30.4925°N / 81.6878°W

LOCATION · Jacksonville, US

WIND

270°4 kt

KJAX · 30 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW070 SCT250

T / Td

27 / 22

ALTIM

30.16"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 7,000 ft, and scattered at 25,000 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 111256Z 27004KT 10SM FEW070 SCT250 27/22 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP212 T02720217 $

KJAX · day 11 at 12:56 UTC · wind from 270° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1021.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

270°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 10,000'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 10,000'

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 7,701'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 7,701'

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 +12°C

1,200FT

+1,170 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV30 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-212 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCTJ (West Georgia Regional Airport / O V Gray Field, Carrollton, elev 1,161 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,767 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:33ZSUNRISE

17:33ZSOLAR NOON

00:32ZSUNSET

01:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:00Z (11h 52m) DAY LENGTH13h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:55Z MOONSET21:54Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KNEN

VFR

Whitehouse Naval Outlying Field · Jacksonville

WIND: 250° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM SW
AGE: 14m ago

KCRG

VFR

Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 240° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM SE
AGE: 14m ago

KHEG

VFR

Herlong Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 230° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

KNRB

—

Naval Station Mayport / Admiral David L McDonald Field · Jacksonville

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

KNIP

VFR → MVFR 02Z

Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · Jacksonville

WIND: 240° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW250
DIST: 15 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

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