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// 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
N
WIND
050°8 kt
KJFK · 13 FT
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// 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
N
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
2,300 1,550 800
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,195 FT FEW050 SCT060 SCT120 BKN250 · CEILING KJFK ELEV · 13 FT
// 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

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