// Station · 9m ago

KLCK

Rickenbacker International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25.1°C / 22°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 744 FT

39.8138°N / 82.9278°W

LOCATION · Columbus, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KLCK · 744 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT014 SCT065

T / Td

25 / 22

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 1,400 ft, and scattered at 6,500 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 KLCK 111655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT014 SCT065 25/22 A3002 RMK AO2 T02510220

KLCK · day 11 at 16:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,400 ft · scattered layer at 6,500 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

05R HDG 050° —CALM —— 12,103'

23L HDG 230° —CALM —— 12,103'

05L HDG 050° —CALM —— 11,902'

23R HDG 230° —CALM —— 11,902'

Pattern altitude: 1,744 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

2,000FT

+1,256 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV744 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT641 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEKN (Elkins-Randolph County Regional Airport, Elkins, elev 1,987 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT065

Scattered · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT014

Scattered · base 1,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,421 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:14ZSUNRISE

17:38ZSOLAR NOON

01:02ZSUNSET

01:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:34Z (8h 29m) DAY LENGTH14h 48m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:43Z MOONSET22:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KTZR

VFR

Bolton Field · Columbus

WIND: 250° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT012
DIST: 11 NM NW
AGE: 1h 9m ago

KCMH

MVFR

John Glenn Columbus International Airport · Columbus

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN027
DIST: 11 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

KLHQ

VFR

Fairfield County Airport · Lancaster

WIND: 060° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW018
DIST: 13 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KOSU

VFR

The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field · Columbus

WIND: 030° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW016
DIST: 17 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

KRZT

VFR

Ross County Airport · Chillicothe

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT013
DIST: 23 NM S
AGE: 29m ago

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