// Station · 1h 16m ago · STALE

KLSF

Lawson Army Air Field

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30.5°C / 24.4°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 232 FT

32.3325°N / 84.9880°W

LOCATION · Fort Benning, US

WIND

240°6 kt

KLSF · 232 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW025 FEW230

T / Td

31 / 24

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,500 ft, and a few at 23,000 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 KLSF 111455Z AUTO 24006KT 10SM FEW025 FEW230 31/24 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP198 T03050244 50000 $

KLSF · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · a few clouds at 23,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

240°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

15★ HDG 150° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,002'

33 HDG 330° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

Pattern altitude: 1,232 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

1,900FT

+1,668 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV232 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT40 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

FEW230

Few · base 23,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW025

Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER23,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,636 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:42ZSUNRISE

17:46ZSOLAR NOON

00:50ZSUNSET

01:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:18Z (9h 07m) DAY LENGTH14h 07m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:10Z MOONSET22:18Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KACJ

VFR

Jimmy Carter Regional Airport · Americus

WIND: 250° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

K16J

VFR

Dawson Municipal Airport · Dawson

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW028
DIST: 46 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

KOPN

VFR

Thomaston Upson County Airport · Thomaston

WIND: 280° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN031
DIST: 52 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

KBIJ

VFR

Early County Airport · Blakely

WIND: 280° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN034
DIST: 56 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

KTOI

VFR

Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field · Troy

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 59 NM SW
AGE: 18m ago

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