// Station · 25m ago

KJFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 26.1°C / 18.9°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 13 FT

40.6394°N / 73.7793°W

LOCATION · New York, US

WIND

050°8 kt

KJFK · 13 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

FEW050 SCT060 SCT120 BKN250

T / Td

26 / 19

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Moderate winds at 050°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 5,000 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft, scattered at 12,000 ft, and broken 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 KJFK 111451Z 05008KT 10SM FEW050 SCT060 SCT120 BKN250 26/19 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP146 VCSH S-SW T02610189 51013 $

KJFK · day 11 at 14:51 UTC · wind from 050° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 8 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

050°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

04L★ HDG 040° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,079'

04R HDG 040° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT 8,400'

13L HDG 130° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

13R HDG 130° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

31R HDG 310° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

31L HDG 310° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

22R HDG 220° T8 kt X1 kt LEFT —

22L HDG 220° T8 kt X1 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 ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV13 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-28 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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT120

Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW050

Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,195 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

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

09:35ZSUNRISE

17:01ZSOLAR NOON

00:28ZSUNSET

01:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:00Z (9h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 53m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:01Z MOONSET21:54Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KLGA

VFR

LaGuardia Airport · New York

WIND: 050° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 9 NM NW
AGE: 25m ago

KFRG

VFR

Republic Airport · East Farmingdale

WIND: 020° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 17 NM E
AGE: 23m ago

KTEB

VFR

Teterboro Airport · Teterboro

WIND: 060° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 18 NM NW
AGE: 25m ago

KEWR

IFR → VFR 19Z

Newark Liberty International Airport · Newark

WIND: 030° / 7 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 18 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KLDJ

VFR

Linden Airport · Linden

WIND: 050° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC060
DIST: 21 NM W
AGE: 1m ago

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