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// Station · 12m ago

KMKJ

Mountain Empire Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 12.8°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 2,558 FT
36.8949°N / 81.3499°W
LOCATION · Rural Retreat, US
N
WIND
010°3 kt
KMKJ · 2,558 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.17"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 010°/3 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KMKJ 282255Z AUTO 01003KT 10SM CLR 25/13 A3017 RMK AO2 T02500128

KMKJ · day 28 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 010° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
010°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
08 HDG 080° CALM 5,252'
26 HDG 260° CALM 5,252'
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 +15°C

4,100FT
+1,542 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV2,558 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT2,304 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 MODERATE
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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,184 FT KMKJ ELEV · 2,558 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,184 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:54ZSUNRISE
17:28ZSOLAR NOON
00:01ZSUNSET
00:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:28Z (1h 21m) DAY LENGTH13h 07m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:37Z MOONSET12:44Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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