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// Station · 24m ago

KLFI

Langley Air Force Base
CAT IFR
WIND 280° / 3 kt
VIS 1.3 SM
CEILING OVC at 2,800 ft
T/Td 27°C / 23.6°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
WX -RA
ELEV 11 FT
37.0829°N / 76.3605°W
LOCATION · Hampton, US
N
WIND
280°3 kt
KLFI · 11 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/3
 
 
 
VIS
1.3 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC028
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW002 SCT020 OVC028
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.3 SM. Light winds at 280°/3 kt, visibility 1.3 SM, a few at 200 ft, scattered at 2,000 ft, and overcast at 2,800 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 KLFI 111555Z AUTO 28003KT 1 1/4SM -RA FEW002 SCT020 OVC028 27/24 A2994 RMK AO2 VIS 1/4V1 1/4 DZE1455DZB43E50RAB50 CIG 018V030 CIG 020 RWY08 SLP145 P0000 T02700236 $

KLFI · day 11 at 15:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 3 kt · visibility 1.3 SM · a few clouds at 200 ft · scattered layer at 2,000 ft · overcast at 2,800 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
280°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
08 HDG 080° CALM 10,002'
26 HDG 260° CALM 10,002'
Pattern altitude: 1,011 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

1,400FT
+1,389 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
2,500 1,750 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV11 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-12 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K0VG (Lee County Airport, Jonesville, elev 1,411 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,647 FT FEW002 SCT020 OVC028 · CEILING KLFI ELEV · 11 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC028
Overcast · base 2,800 ft AGL · 8 oktas
SCT020
Scattered · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW002
Few · base 200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING2,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,647 ft VFR MARGIN-200 ft

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

09:55ZSUNRISE
17:12ZSOLAR NOON
00:28ZSUNSET
00:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:58Z (8h 38m) DAY LENGTH14h 32m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:23Z MOONSET21:56Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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