// Station · 17m ago

KJCT

Kimble County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24.4°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 1,749 FT

30.5113°N / 99.7635°W

LOCATION · Junction, US

WIND

160°3 kt

KJCT · 1,749 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW050

T / Td

24 / 22

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,000 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 KJCT 111251Z AUTO 16003KT 10SM FEW050 24/22 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP148 T02440222

KJCT · day 11 at 12:51 UTC · wind from 160° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

160°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 5,004'

35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 5,004'

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 2,255'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 2,255'

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 +13°C

3,100FT

+1,351 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,749 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,587 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KE42 (Spearman Municipal Airport, Spearman, elev 3,090 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+31%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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)

FEW050

Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,072 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:45ZSUNRISE

18:45ZSOLAR NOON

01:45ZSUNSET

02:12ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:12Z (13h 03m) DAY LENGTH13h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:07Z MOONSET23:07Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KECU

IFR

Edwards County Airport · Rocksprings

WIND: 130° / 8 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN005
DIST: 40 NM SW
AGE: 13m ago

KSOA

—

Sonora Municipal Airport · Sonora

WIND: 140° / 6 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

KBBD

VFR

Curtis Field · Brady

WIND: 140° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

KT82

VFR

Gillespie County Airport · Fredericksburg

WIND: 180° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 47 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

KERV

MVFR

Kerrville / Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field · Kerrville

WIND: 160° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC015
DIST: 48 NM SE
AGE: 13m ago

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