// Station · 5m ago

KMJQ

Jackson Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,500 ft

T/Td 19°C / 16°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 1,446 FT

43.6500°N / 94.9865°W

LOCATION · Jackson, US

WIND

120°10 kt

KMJQ · 1,446 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN065

LAYERS

BKN065 BKN075 OVC095

T / Td

19 / 16

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,500 ft. Moderate winds at 120°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 6,500 ft, broken at 7,500 ft, and overcast at 9,500 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 KMJQ 302056Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM -RA BKN065 BKN075 OVC095 19/16 A2999 RMK AO2 P0002

KMJQ · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 120° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 6,500 ft · broken layer at 7,500 ft · overcast at 9,500 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H10 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,591'

04 HDG 040° H2 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

22 HDG 220° T2 kt X10 kt LEFT —

31 HDG 310° T10 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,446 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 +7°C

2,200FT

+754 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,446 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT1,372 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCKC (Grand Marais Cook County Airport, Grand Marais, elev 1,799 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC095

Overcast · base 9,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN075

Broken · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN065

Broken · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,042 ft VFR MARGIN+3,500 ft

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

10:43ZSUNRISE

18:18ZSOLAR NOON

01:54ZSUNSET

02:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:28Z (5h 26m) DAY LENGTH15h 10m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:13Z MOONSET13:23Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KMWM

VFR

Windom Municipal Airport · Windom

WIND: 150° / 15 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT070
DIST: 17 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

KEST

VFR

Estherville Municipal Airport · Estherville

WIND: 110° / 17 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 18 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KFRM

VFR

Fairmont Municipal Airport · Fairmont

WIND: 170° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC095
DIST: 25 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

KOTG

VFR

Worthington Municipal Airport · Worthington

WIND: 110° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 5m ago

KJYG

VFR

St James Municipal Airport · St James

WIND: 180° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW090
DIST: 27 NM NE
AGE: 6m ago

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