// Station · 11m ago
KMCF
MacDill Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.1°C / 24.4°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 14 FT
27.8493°N / 82.5212°W
LOCATION · Tampa, US
WIND
140°5 kt
KMCF · 14 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 24
ALTIM
30.14"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 140°/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 KMCF 111455Z AUTO 14005KT 10SM CLR 30/24 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP209 T03010244 51015
KMCF · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 140° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 140° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
140°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 11,421'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
04
HDG 040°
T1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 1,014 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 +15°C
1,600FT
+1,586 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV14 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT-207 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJZP
(Pickens County Airport, Jasper, elev 1,535 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%
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)
10:42ZSUNRISE
17:36ZSOLAR NOON
00:30ZSUNSET
00:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (9h 50m)
DAY LENGTH13h 47m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:08Z
MOONSET21:56Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTPF
VFR
Peter O Knight Airport · Tampa
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KSPG
VFR
Albert Whitted Airport · St Petersburg
- WIND
- 100° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM SW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KTPA
VFR
Tampa International Airport · Tampa
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 8 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
KVDF
VFR
Tampa Executive Airport · Tampa
- WIND
- 200° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KCLW
—
Clearwater Air Park · Clearwater
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- SCT032
- DIST
- 15 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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