// Station · 21m ago

KJFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 26.1°C / 19.4°C

ALTIM 29.95 inHg

ELEV 13 FT

40.6394°N / 73.7793°W

LOCATION · New York, US

WIND

070°7 kt

KJFK · 13 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

SCT070 BKN120 OVC200

T / Td

26 / 19

ALTIM

29.95"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Light winds at 070°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 7,000 ft, broken at 12,000 ft, and overcast at 20,000 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 KJFK 111251Z 07007KT 10SM SCT070 BKN120 OVC200 26/19 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP141 T02610194 $

KJFK · day 11 at 12:51 UTC · wind from 070° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 7,000 ft · broken layer at 12,000 ft · overcast at 20,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 7 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

070°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

04L★ HDG 040° H6 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,079'

04R HDG 040° H6 kt X3 kt RIGHT 8,400'

13L HDG 130° H4 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%

13R HDG 130° H4 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

31R HDG 310° T4 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

31L HDG 310° T4 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

22R HDG 220° T6 kt X3 kt LEFT —

22L HDG 220° T6 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,013 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 +11°C

1,300FT

+1,287 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV13 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-19 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KN03 (Cortland County Chase Field, Cortland, elev 1,198 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC200

Overcast · base 20,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT070

Scattered · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,195 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

09:35ZSUNRISE

17:01ZSOLAR NOON

00:28ZSUNSET

01:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:00Z (11h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 53m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:56Z MOONSET21:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KLGA

VFR

LaGuardia Airport · New York

WIND: 050° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 9 NM NW
AGE: 21m ago

KFRG

VFR

Republic Airport · East Farmingdale

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW110
DIST: 17 NM E
AGE: 19m ago

KTEB

VFR

Teterboro Airport · Teterboro

WIND: 050° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 18 NM NW
AGE: 21m ago

KEWR

VFR

Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark

WIND: 030° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 18 NM W
AGE: 21m ago

KLDJ

VFR

Linden Airport · Linden

WIND: 090° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 21 NM W
AGE: 37m ago

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