// Station · 10m ago
KLKR
Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 18°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 486 FT
34.7229°N / 80.8546°W
LOCATION · Lancaster, US
WIND
VRB4 kt
KLKR · 486 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW049
T / Td
30 / 18
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,900 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KLKR 302055Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM FEW049 30/18 A2988 RMK AO2
KLKR · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,900 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
06
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
6,004'
24
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
6,004'
Pattern altitude: 1,486 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 +16°C
2,400FT
+1,914 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV486 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT525 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4
(Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:13ZSUNRISE
17:22ZSOLAR NOON
00:31ZSUNSET
01:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 26m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:00Z (3h 55m)
DAY LENGTH14h 17m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:43Z
MOONSET12:01Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K35A
VFR
Union County, Troy Shelton Field · Union
- WIND
- 230° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN044
- DIST
- 39 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
KJQF
VFR
Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · Concord
- WIND
- 050° / 7 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM N
- AGE
- 15m ago
KHVS
VFR
Hartsville Regional Airport · Hartsville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW049
- DIST
- 41 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KAFP
VFR
Anson County Airport - Jeff Cloud Field · Wadesboro
- WIND
- 040° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM NE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KCQW
VFR
Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field · Cheraw
- WIND
- 080° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM E
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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