// Station · 22m ago

KMQJ

Indianapolis Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 11 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 37,000 ft

T/Td 25.4°C / 12.3°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 862 FT

39.8435°N / 85.8971°W

LOCATION · Indianapolis, US

WIND

070°11 kt

KMQJ · 862 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/11

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN370

LAYERS

FEW270 SCT310 SCT340 BKN370

T / Td

25 / 12

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 37,000 ft. Moderate winds at 070°/11 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 27,000 ft, scattered at 31,000 ft, scattered at 34,000 ft, and broken at 37,000 ft. 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 KMQJ 301955Z AUTO 07011KT 10SM FEW270 SCT310 SCT340 BKN370 25/12 A3004 RMK AO2 T02540123

KMQJ · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 070° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 27,000 ft · scattered layer at 31,000 ft · scattered layer at 34,000 ft · broken layer at 37,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 11 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

070°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

07★ HDG 070° H11 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 6,005'

16 HDG 160° H0 kt X11 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

34 HDG 340° H0 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T11 kt X0 kt — —

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 +12°C

2,200FT

+1,338 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV862 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT738 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN370

Broken · base 37,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT340

Scattered · base 34,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT310

Scattered · base 31,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW270

Few · base 27,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING37,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER37,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,690 ft VFR MARGIN+34,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:19ZSUNRISE

17:42ZSOLAR NOON

01:05ZSUNSET

01:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:37Z (5h 20m) DAY LENGTH14h 45m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:47Z MOONSET12:33Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KUMP

VFR

Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport · Indianapolis

WIND: 060° / 9 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW310
DIST: 9 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

KHFY

VFR

Indy South Greenwood Airport · Indianapolis

WIND: 080° / 10 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM SW
AGE: 22m ago

KGEZ

VFR

Shelbyville Municipal Airport · Shelbyville

WIND: 060° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM S
AGE: 24m ago

KEYE

VFR

Eagle Creek Airpark · Indianapolis

WIND: 080° / 9 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

KTYQ

VFR

Indianapolis Executive Airport · Indianapolis

WIND: 070° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

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