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// 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
N
WIND
160°3 kt
KJCT · 1,749 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
4,600 3,600 2,600
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,072 FT FEW050 KJCT ELEV · 1,749 FT
// 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

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