// Station · 10m ago
KLQK
Pickens County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.3°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 1,013 FT
34.8100°N / 82.7029°W
LOCATION · Pickens, US
WIND
040°5 kt
KLQK · 1,013 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 22
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 040°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KLQK 142255Z AUTO 04005KT 10SM CLR 27/22 A3012 RMK AO2 T02730220
KLQK · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 040° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
040°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
23
HDG 230°
T5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,013 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 +14°C
2,500FT
+1,487 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,013 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT809 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW
(Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:29ZSUNRISE
17:37ZSOLAR NOON
00:46ZSUNSET
01:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 41m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:15Z (2h 10m)
DAY LENGTH14h 17m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:37Z
MOONSET00:54Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCEU
VFR
Oconee County Regional Airport · Clemson
- WIND
- 010° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW027
- DIST
- 12 NM SW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KGYH
VFR
Donaldson Field Airport · Greenville
- WIND
- 050° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT031
- DIST
- 16 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KGMU
VFR
→
MVFR
09Z
Greenville Downtown Airport · Greenville
- WIND
- 040° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
KAND
VFR
→
MVFR
09Z
Anderson Regional Airport · Anderson
- WIND
- 070° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW029
- DIST
- 19 NM S
- AGE
- 9m ago
KGSP
VFR
→
MVFR
06Z
Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg
- WIND
- 360° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN050
- DIST
- 24 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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