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// Station · 15m ago

KMQI

Dare County Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 17 kt G23
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18.2°C / 11.2°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 13 FT
35.9188°N / 75.6957°W
LOCATION · Manteo, US
N
WIND
080°17 kt
KMQI · 13 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/17G23
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.95"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 080°/17 kt, gusting 23. 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 KMQI 302135Z AUTO 08017G23KT 10SM CLR 18/11 A2995 RMK AO2 T01820112

KMQI · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 080° at 17 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 17 ktG23
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
080°17G23 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
05 HDG 050° H15 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,306'
17 HDG 170° H0 kt X17 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 74%
35 HDG 350° H0 kt X17 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 74%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
23 HDG 230° T15 kt X8 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,013 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 +3°C

400FT
+387 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
1,700 950 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV13 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT-19 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHFF (Mackall Army Air Field, Hoffman, elev 376 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+4%
-3%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+3%
-2%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-1%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,205 FT KMQI ELEV · 13 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,205 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:49ZSUNRISE
17:01ZSOLAR NOON
00:13ZSUNSET
00:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:43Z (2h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 23m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:21Z MOONSET11:45Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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