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// Station · 26m ago

KM04

Covington Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 280 FT
35.5834°N / 89.5872°W
LOCATION · Covington, US
N
WIND
330°5 kt
KM04 · 280 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT037 SCT043
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.89"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 330°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,700 ft, and scattered at 4,300 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 KM04 302035Z AUTO 33005KT 10SM SCT037 SCT043 30/23 A2989 RMK A01

KM04 · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind from 330° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,700 ft · scattered layer at 4,300 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
330°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
01 HDG 010° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,003'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
19 HDG 190° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,280 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

2,200FT
+1,920 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
2,400 1,600 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV280 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT307 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,432 FT SCT037 SCT043 KM04 ELEV · 280 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT043
Scattered · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT037
Scattered · base 3,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,432 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:46ZSUNRISE
17:57ZSOLAR NOON
01:08ZSUNSET
01:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:37Z (4h 36m) DAY LENGTH14h 22m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:15Z MOONSET12:38Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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