// Station · 18m ago

KMGE

Dobbins Air Reserve Base

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 11 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29.6°C / 23.7°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

ELEV 1,068 FT

33.9154°N / 84.5163°W

LOCATION · Marietta, US

WIND

270°11 kt

KMGE · 1,068 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/11G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT025 SCT200

T / Td

30 / 24

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 270°/11 kt, gusting 18. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,500 ft, and scattered at 20,000 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 KMGE 111455Z 27011G18KT 10SM SCT025 SCT200 30/24 A3011 RMK AO2A SLP185 T02960237 50001 $

KMGE · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 270° at 11 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · scattered layer at 20,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · sea-level pressure 1018.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 11 ktG18

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

270°11G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

29★ HDG 290° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,002'

290 HDG 290° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT 3,495'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

11 HDG 110° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

110 HDG 110° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,068 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

2,800FT

+1,732 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,068 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT876 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A (Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+28%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT200

Scattered · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT025

Scattered · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,017 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:36ZSUNRISE

17:44ZSOLAR NOON

00:52ZSUNSET

01:21ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:21Z (10h 07m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:02Z MOONSET22:18Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KRYY

MVFR → VFR 17Z

Cobb County International Airport-McCollum Field · Atlanta

WIND: 250° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN023
DIST: 7 NM NW
AGE: 23m ago

KFTY

VFR

Fulton County Airport Brown Field · Atlanta

WIND: 260° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW027
DIST: 8 NM S
AGE: 20m ago

KPDK

VFR

DeKalb Peachtree Airport · Atlanta

WIND: 260° / 10 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW023
DIST: 11 NM E
AGE: 20m ago

KATL

VFR

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · Atlanta

WIND: 260° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 17 NM S
AGE: 21m ago

KVPC

VFR

Cartersville Airport · Cartersville

WIND: 260° / 8 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

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