// Station · 16m ago

KLCQ

Lake City Gateway Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 11 kt G24

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,400 ft

T/Td 27°C / 21°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

WX VCTS

ELEV 201 FT

30.1820°N / 82.5769°W

LOCATION · Lake City, US

WIND

210°11 kt

KLCQ · 201 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/11G24

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN044

LAYERS

BKN044 OVC050

T / Td

27 / 21

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,400 ft. Moderate winds at 210°/11 kt, gusting 24, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 4,400 ft, and overcast at 5,000 ft. Reported weather: VCTS. 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 KLCQ 142155Z AUTO 21011G24KT 10SM VCTS BKN044 OVC050 27/21 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W

KLCQ · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 210° at 11 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 4,400 ft · overcast at 5,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · weather: VCTS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 11 ktG24

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

210°11G24 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23★ HDG 230° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,000'

28 HDG 280° H4 kt X10 kt LEFT 8,003'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

10 HDG 100° T4 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

05 HDG 050° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,201 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

1,500FT

+1,299 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV201 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT48 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K49A (Gilmer County Airport, Ellijay, elev 1,486 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC050

Overcast · base 5,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN044

Broken · base 4,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,837 ft VFR MARGIN+1,400 ft

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

10:39ZSUNRISE

17:37ZSOLAR NOON

00:34ZSUNSET

01:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:01Z (2h 50m) DAY LENGTH13h 55m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:45Z MOONSET00:41Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KNIP

VFR

Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) · Jacksonville

WIND: 290° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 47 NM E
AGE: 18m ago

KJAX

VFR

Jacksonville International Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 280° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 50 NM E
AGE: 15m ago

KX60

VFR

Williston Municipal Airport · Williston

WIND: 290° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM S
AGE: 56m ago

KVLD

VFR

Valdosta Regional Airport · Valdosta

WIND: 240° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 51 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

KCRG

VFR

Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 290° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC120
DIST: 56 NM E
AGE: 18m ago

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