// Station · 17m ago

KJCT

Kimble County Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 170° / 9 kt G16

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,500 ft

T/Td 26.7°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 1,749 FT

30.5113°N / 99.7635°W

LOCATION · Junction, US

WIND

170°9 kt

KJCT · 1,749 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/9G16

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN025

LAYERS

SCT021 BKN025 OVC030

T / Td

27 / 23

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,500 ft. Moderate winds at 170°/9 kt, gusting 16, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 2,100 ft, broken at 2,500 ft, and overcast at 3,000 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KJCT 111451Z AUTO 17009G16KT 10SM SCT021 BKN025 OVC030 27/23 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02670228 53011

KJCT · day 11 at 14:51 UTC · wind from 170° at 9 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,100 ft · broken layer at 2,500 ft · overcast at 3,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 9 ktG16

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

170°9G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

17★ HDG 170° H9 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,004'

08 HDG 080° H0 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 56%

26 HDG 260° H0 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 56%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T9 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,749 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 +15°C

3,300FT

+1,551 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,749 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,557 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGNC (Gaines County Airport, Seminole, elev 3,315 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+33%

-23%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+23%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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)

OVC030

Overcast · base 3,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN025

Broken · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT021

Scattered · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,234 ft VFR MARGIN-500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:45ZSUNRISE

18:45ZSOLAR NOON

01:45ZSUNSET

02:12ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:12Z (11h 04m) DAY LENGTH13h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:11Z MOONSET23:11Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KECU

IFR

Edwards County Airport · Rocksprings

WIND: 150° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC009
DIST: 40 NM SW
AGE: 13m ago

KSOA

—

Sonora Municipal Airport · Sonora

WIND: 180° / 7 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

KBBD

MVFR

Curtis Field · Brady

WIND: 180° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN025
DIST: 46 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

KT82

VFR

Gillespie County Airport · Fredericksburg

WIND: 160° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 47 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

KERV

MVFR

Kerrville / Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field · Kerrville

WIND: 150° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN024
DIST: 48 NM SE
AGE: 13m ago

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