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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,700 2,100 1,500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,801 FT KLQK ELEV · 1,013 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,801 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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