// Station · 18m ago

KJZI

Charleston Executive Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27°C / 25°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 17 FT

32.6982°N / 80.0057°W

LOCATION · Johns Island, US

WIND

050°5 kt

KJZI · 17 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW017 FEW031

T / Td

27 / 25

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 050°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,700 ft, and a few at 3,100 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 KJZI 150155Z AUTO 05005KT 10SM FEW017 FEW031 27/25 A3008 RMK AO2

KJZI · day 15 at 01:55 UTC · wind from 050° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,700 ft · a few clouds at 3,100 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

050°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

04★ HDG 040° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,313'

09 HDG 090° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT 5,350'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

22 HDG 220° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,017 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 +12°C

1,300FT

+1,283 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV17 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-145 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGMU (Greenville Downtown Airport, Greenville, elev 1,048 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW031

Few · base 3,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW017

Few · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,653 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:23ZSUNRISE

17:26ZSOLAR NOON

00:30ZSUNSET

00:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:58Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 07m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:38Z MOONSET00:45Z FULL MOON IN14 days

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

KCHS

VFR → MVFR 10Z

Charleston International Airport · Charleston

WIND: 040° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 12 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

KLRO

VFR

Mount Pleasant Regional Airport Faison Field · Mount Pleasant

WIND: CALM
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: SCT018
DIST: 16 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

KDYB

MVFR

Summerville Airport · Summerville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 26 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

KMKS

VFR

Berkeley County Airport · Moncks Corner

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT018
DIST: 29 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

KRBW

VFR

Lowcountry Regional Airport · Walterboro

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 35 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

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