// Station · 9m ago

KMQJ

Indianapolis Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 24,000 ft

T/Td 21.5°C / 16.6°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 862 FT

39.8435°N / 85.8971°W

LOCATION · Indianapolis, US

WIND

180°5 kt

KMQJ · 862 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 04Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN240

LAYERS

BKN240 BKN270

T / Td

22 / 17

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 24,000 ft. Light winds at 180°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 24,000 ft, and broken at 27,000 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 130415Z AUTO 18005KT 10SM BKN240 BKN270 21/17 A2991 RMK AO2 T02150166

KMQJ · day 13 at 04:15 UTC · wind from 180° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 24,000 ft · broken layer at 27,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

180°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

16★ HDG 160° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,902'

25 HDG 250° H2 kt X5 kt LEFT 6,005'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

07 HDG 070° T2 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

34 HDG 340° T5 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 +8°C

1,900FT

+1,038 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV862 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT868 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN270

Broken · base 27,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN240

Broken · base 24,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING24,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER27,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL11,721 ft VFR MARGIN+21,000 ft

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

11:51ZSUNRISE

17:31ZSOLAR NOON

23:10ZSUNSET

23:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT04:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:37Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 18m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION4% MOONRISE13:19Z MOONSET00:38Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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