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// Station · 22m ago

KJNX

Johnston Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 164 FT
35.5409°N / 78.3903°W
LOCATION · Smithfield, US
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
KJNX · 164 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 KJNX 111455Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3000 RMK AO2

KJNX · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
03 HDG 030° CALM 5,500'
21 HDG 210° CALM 5,500'
Pattern altitude: 1,164 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 +15°C

1,900FT
+1,736 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
3,100 1,950 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV164 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT82 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K1A5 (Macon County Airport, Franklin, elev 2,020 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,316 FT KJNX ELEV · 164 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,316 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:08ZSUNRISE
17:20ZSOLAR NOON
00:32ZSUNSET
01:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:01Z (9h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 24m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:34Z MOONSET21:58Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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