// Station · 12m ago

KMQS

Chester County G O Carlson Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 360° / 13 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 5,500 ft

T/Td 17.8°C / 6.3°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 660 FT

39.9790°N / 75.8655°W

LOCATION · Coatesville, US

WIND

360°13 kt

KMQS · 660 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

360°/13G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC055

LAYERS

OVC055

T / Td

18 / 6

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,500 ft. Brisk winds at 360°/13 kt, gusting 20, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 5,500 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 KMQS 301915Z AUTO 36013G20KT 10SM OVC055 18/06 A2999 RMK AO2 T01780063

KMQS · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 360° at 13 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 5,500 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 13 ktG20

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

360°13G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

29★ HDG 290° H4 kt X12 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,400'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

11 HDG 110° T4 kt X12 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,660 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 +4°C

1,100FT

+440 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV660 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT586 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUCP (New Castle Municipal Airport, New Castle, elev 1,070 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC055

Overcast · base 5,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,650 ft VFR MARGIN+2,500 ft

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

09:39ZSUNRISE

17:02ZSOLAR NOON

00:25ZSUNSET

00:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (5h 30m) DAY LENGTH14h 46m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:05Z MOONSET11:52Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KOQN

VFR

Brandywine Regional Airport · West Chester

WIND: 010° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT055
DIST: 13 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KPTW

VFR

Heritage Field · Pottstown

WIND: 350° / 11 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC060
DIST: 21 NM NE
AGE: 33m ago

KLNS

VFR

Lancaster Airport · Lancaster

WIND: 360° / 17 ktG29
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT055
DIST: 22 NM NW
AGE: 34m ago

KILG

VFR

Wilmington Airport · Wilmington

WIND: 360° / 16 ktG28
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT060
DIST: 22 NM SE
AGE: 36m ago

KRDG

VFR

Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) · Reading

WIND: 020° / 14 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 24 NM N
AGE: 33m ago

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