// Station · 1h 1m ago · STALE

KJLN

Joplin Regional Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 100° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 600 ft

T/Td 18.3°C / 17.8°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 981 FT

37.1518°N / 94.4983°W

LOCATION · Joplin, US

WIND

100°6 kt

KJLN · 981 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC006

LAYERS

OVC006

T / Td

18 / 18

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 600 ft. Light winds at 100°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 600 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KJLN 270953Z AUTO 10006KT 10SM OVC006 18/18 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP130 T01830178

KJLN · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 100° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 600 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

100°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,501'

18 HDG 180° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,981 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 +5°C

1,600FT

+619 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV981 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT958 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBBG (Branson Airport, Branson, elev 1,302 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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)

OVC006

Overcast · base 600 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,223 ft VFR MARGIN-2,400 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:03ZSUNRISE

18:16ZSOLAR NOON

01:30ZSUNSET

02:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:00Z (15h 06m) DAY LENGTH14h 26m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:45Z MOONSET10:12Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KXNA

VFR

Northwest Arkansas National Airport · Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers

WIND: 050° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW003
DIST: 53 NM S
AGE: 24m ago

KSGF

IFR → VFR 14Z

Springfield Branson National Airport · Springfield

WIND: 130° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 53 NM E
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KCNU

VFR

Chanute Martin Johnson Airport · Chanute

WIND: 110° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 56 NM NW
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KFYV

LIFR → VFR 14Z

Drake Field · Fayetteville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 0.50 SM
CEILING: OVC002
DIST: 71 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

KBBG

LIFR → IFR 14Z

Branson Airport · Branson

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC004
DIST: 73 NM SE
AGE: 19m ago

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