// Station · 18m ago
KMQS
Chester County G O Carlson Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.5°C / 21.9°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 660 FT
39.9790°N / 75.8655°W
LOCATION · Coatesville, US
WIND
250°5 kt
KMQS · 660 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 22
ALTIM
30.04"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 250°/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 KMQS 142155Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3004 RMK AO2 T03050219 $
KMQS · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 250° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
250°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
29★
HDG 290°
H4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,400'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
11
HDG 110°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
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 +17°C
2,500FT
+1,840 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV660 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT536 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJST
(John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, elev 2,284 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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-5)
09:47ZSUNRISE
17:10ZSOLAR NOON
00:33ZSUNSET
01:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 19m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (2h 51m)
DAY LENGTH14h 45m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE09:54Z
MOONSET00:39Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOQN
VFR
Brandywine Regional Airport · West Chester
- WIND
- 230° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KPTW
VFR
Heritage Field · Pottstown
- WIND
- 240° / 6 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KLNS
VFR
Lancaster Airport · Lancaster
- WIND
- 250° / 15 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KILG
VFR
Wilmington Airport · Wilmington
- WIND
- 240° / 11 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SE
- AGE
- 22m ago
KRDG
VFR
Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) · Reading
- WIND
- 240° / 14 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
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