// Station · 22m ago
KMKJ
Mountain Empire Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.1°C / 5.7°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 2,558 FT
36.8949°N / 81.3499°W
LOCATION · Rural Retreat, US
WIND
300°5 kt
KMKJ · 2,558 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 6
ALTIM
30.05"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 300°/5 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 301955Z AUTO 30005KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A3005 RMK AO2 T02110057
KMKJ · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 300° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 300° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
300°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,252'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
08
HDG 080°
T4 kt
X3 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 +11°C
3,700FT
+1,142 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,558 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT2,425 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
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%
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)
10:09ZSUNRISE
17:24ZSOLAR NOON
00:38ZSUNSET
01:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:17Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 21m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (4h 51m)
DAY LENGTH14h 29m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:38Z
MOONSET12:07Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KJFZ
VFR
Tazewell County Airport · Cedar Bluff
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM NW
- AGE
- 22m ago
KBLF
VFR
Mercer County Airport · Bluefield
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM N
- AGE
- 25m ago
KHLX
VFR
Twin County Airport · Hillsville
- WIND
- 310° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 22m ago
KGEV
VFR
Ashe County Airport · Jefferson
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM S
- AGE
- 22m ago
KVJI
VFR
Virginia Highlands Airport · Abingdon
- WIND
- 050° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM W
- AGE
- 22m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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