// Station · 10m ago

KLNS

Lancaster Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23.9°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 403 FT

40.1217°N / 76.2961°W

LOCATION · Lancaster, US

WIND

320°5 kt

KLNS · 403 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT010 SCT120

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 320°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 1,000 ft, and scattered at 12,000 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 KLNS 111353Z 32005KT 10SM SCT010 SCT120 24/21 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP142 T02390211

KLNS · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 320° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,000 ft · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

320°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

31★ HDG 310° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,102'

26 HDG 260° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 6,933'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

08 HDG 080° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

13 HDG 130° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,403 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 +10°C

1,500FT

+1,097 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV403 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT362 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAOO (Altoona Blair County Airport, Altoona, elev 1,503 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)

SCT120

Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT010

Scattered · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,474 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:46ZSUNRISE

17:11ZSOLAR NOON

00:36ZSUNSET

01:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (11h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 50m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:10Z MOONSET22:00Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KOQN

VFR

Brandywine Regional Airport · West Chester

WIND: 010° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 34 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

KPTW

VFR

Heritage Field · Pottstown

WIND: 360° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

KZER

IFR

Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport · Pottsville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: BKN009
DIST: 35 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KILG

VFR

Wilmington Airport · Wilmington

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 41 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KN79

IFR

Northumberland County Airport · Shamokin

WIND: 030° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 45 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

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