// Station · 14m ago

KLUX

Laurens County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 100° / 7 kt

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 3,100 ft

T/Td 27°C / 22°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 697 FT

34.5071°N / 81.9472°W

LOCATION · Laurens, US

WIND

100°7 kt

KLUX · 697 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/7

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

BKN031

LAYERS

BKN031 BKN041 OVC085

T / Td

27 / 22

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,100 ft. Light winds at 100°/7 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, broken at 3,100 ft, broken at 4,100 ft, and overcast at 8,500 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 KLUX 142155Z AUTO 10007KT 7SM BKN031 BKN041 OVC085 27/22 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW

KLUX · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 7 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · broken layer at 3,100 ft · broken layer at 4,100 ft · overcast at 8,500 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

100°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

08★ HDG 080° H7 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,051'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T7 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,697 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 +13°C

2,100FT

+1,403 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV697 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT514 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC085

Overcast · base 8,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN041

Broken · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN031

Broken · base 3,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,333 ft VFR MARGIN+100 ft

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

10:26ZSUNRISE

17:34ZSOLAR NOON

00:42ZSUNSET

01:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:11Z (3h 01m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:33Z MOONSET00:49Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

K35A

VFR

Union County, Troy Shelton Field · Union

WIND: 040° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN038
DIST: 19 NM NE
AGE: 14m ago

KGRD

VFR

Greenwood County Airport · Greenwood

WIND: 040° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW027
DIST: 19 NM SW
AGE: 13m ago

KSPA

VFR

Spartanburg Downtown Memorial Airport · Spartanburg

WIND: 110° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 25 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

KGYH

VFR

Donaldson Field Airport · Greenville

WIND: 040° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT029
DIST: 26 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

KGSP

VFR → MVFR 06Z

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg

WIND: 070° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM NW
AGE: 16m ago

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