// Station · 9m ago
KMQJ
Indianapolis Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.6°C / 22.8°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 862 FT
39.8435°N / 85.8971°W
LOCATION · Indianapolis, US
WIND
010°5 kt
KMQJ · 862 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 23
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 010°/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 KMQJ 142255Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM CLR 32/23 A3013 RMK AO2 T03160228 $
KMQJ · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 010° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 010° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
010°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
34★
HDG 340°
H4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,902'
07
HDG 070°
H3 kt
X4 kt LEFT
6,005'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
25
HDG 250°
T3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
16
HDG 160°
T4 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,862 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 +18°C
2,800FT
+1,938 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV862 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT650 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBLF
(Mercer County Airport, Bluefield, elev 2,857 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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-6)
10:28ZSUNRISE
17:50ZSOLAR NOON
01:12ZSUNSET
01:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 08m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:44Z (2h 40m)
DAY LENGTH14h 44m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:36Z
MOONSET01:21Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KUMP
VFR
Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport · Indianapolis
- WIND
- 110° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 9 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KHFY
VFR
Indy South Greenwood Airport · Indianapolis
- WIND
- 050° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KGEZ
VFR
Shelbyville Municipal Airport · Shelbyville
- WIND
- 030° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
KEYE
VFR
Eagle Creek Airpark · Indianapolis
- WIND
- 030° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KTYQ
VFR
Indianapolis Executive Airport · Indianapolis
- WIND
- 020° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
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