// Station · 8m ago
KMDQ
Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 23.9°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 756 FT
34.8614°N / 86.5575°W
LOCATION · Huntsville, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KMDQ · 756 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 24
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 KMDQ 142255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/24 A3006 RMK A02 T02600239
KMDQ · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
18
HDG 180°
—CALM
——
6,500'
36
HDG 360°
—CALM
——
6,500'
Pattern altitude: 1,756 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 +12°C
2,100FT
+1,344 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV756 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT614 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS
(Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:44ZSUNRISE
17:53ZSOLAR NOON
01:01ZSUNSET
01:30ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 58m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:30Z (2h 27m)
DAY LENGTH14h 17m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:52Z
MOONSET01:10Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KFYM
VFR
Fayetteville Municipal Airport · Fayetteville
- WIND
- 070° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW032
- DIST
- 12 NM N
- AGE
- 28m ago
KHUA
VFR
→
MVFR
03Z
Redstone Army Air Field · Redstone Arsnl Huntsville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN180
- DIST
- 13 NM SW
- AGE
- 1h 8m ago
KHSV
VFR
→
MVFR
15Z
Huntsville International Airport · Huntsville
- WIND
- 060° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 17 NM SW
- AGE
- 10m ago
K4A6
MVFR
Scottsboro Municipal Word Field · Scottsboro
- WIND
- 180° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 4.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN065
- DIST
- 29 NM E
- AGE
- 8m ago
KGZS
VFR
Abernathy Field · Pulaski
- WIND
- 150° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 28m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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