// Station · 14m ago

KMEM

Memphis International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.8°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 341 FT

35.0438°N / 89.9763°W

LOCATION · Memphis, US

WIND

230°7 kt

KMEM · 341 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW050

T / Td

28 / 24

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,000 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 KMEM 111254Z 23007KT 10SM FEW050 28/24 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02780239 $

KMEM · day 11 at 12:54 UTC · wind from 230° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 7 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID

WIND

230°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

27★ HDG 270° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,946'

18C HDG 180° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 11,120'

18L HDG 180° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 9,000'

18R HDG 180° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 9,320'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

36C HDG 360° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

36R HDG 360° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

36L HDG 360° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

09 HDG 090° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,341 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

1,800FT

+1,459 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV341 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT188 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW050

Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,381 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:55ZSUNRISE

18:06ZSOLAR NOON

01:17ZSUNSET

01:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:46Z (12h 37m) DAY LENGTH14h 21m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:17Z MOONSET22:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KOLV

VFR

Olive Branch Airport · Olive Branch

WIND: 220° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 10 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

KM01

VFR

General Dewitt Spain Airport · Memphis

WIND: 220° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 10 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

KAWM

VFR

West Memphis Municipal Airport · West Memphis

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 14 NM NW
AGE: 15m ago

K2M8

VFR

Charles W. Baker Airport · Millington

WIND: 240° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

KNQA

VFR

Millington-Memphis Airport · Millington

WIND: 240° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW065
DIST: 19 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

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