// Station · 19m ago
KMKJ
Mountain Empire Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.2°C / 13.4°C
ALTIM 30.25 inHg
ELEV 2,558 FT
36.8949°N / 81.3499°W
LOCATION · Rural Retreat, US
WIND
090°7 kt
KMKJ · 2,558 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 13
ALTIM
30.25"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 090°/7 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 KMKJ 142155Z AUTO 09007KT 10SM CLR 26/13 A3025 RMK AO2 T02620134
KMKJ · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 090° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.25" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 090° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
090°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
08★
HDG 080°
H7 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,252'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
26
HDG 260°
T7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,558 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
4,100FT
+1,542 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,558 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT2,225 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSP
(Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, elev 3,793 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+41%
-29%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+29%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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-5)
10:18ZSUNRISE
17:32ZSOLAR NOON
00:46ZSUNSET
01:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:16Z (3h 02m)
DAY LENGTH14h 28m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:24Z
MOONSET00:52Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBLF
VFR
Mercer County Airport · Bluefield
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW045
- DIST
- 25 NM N
- AGE
- 22m ago
KHLX
VFR
Twin County Airport · Hillsville
- WIND
- 050° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT047
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
KGEV
VFR
Ashe County Airport · Jefferson
- WIND
- 130° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM S
- AGE
- 19m ago
KVJI
VFR
Virginia Highlands Airport · Abingdon
- WIND
- 070° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM W
- AGE
- 19m ago
KPSK
VFR
New River Valley Airport · Dublin
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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