// Station · 16m ago
KN79
Northumberland County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.8°C / 20.9°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 881 FT
40.8369°N / 76.5525°W
LOCATION · Shamokin, US
WIND
250°6 kt
KN79 · 881 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 21
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 250°/6 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 KN79 142155Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A3000 RMK AO2 T03180209
KN79 · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 250° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
250°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H6 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,297'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
08
HDG 080°
T6 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,881 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
3,000FT
+2,119 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV881 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT799 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4
(Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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
17:13ZSOLAR NOON
00:38ZSUNSET
01:11ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 26m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:11Z (2h 59m)
DAY LENGTH14h 50m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE09:54Z
MOONSET00:44Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KZER
VFR
Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport · Pottsville
- WIND
- 250° / 12 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KSEG
VFR
Penn Valley Airport · Selinsgrove
- WIND
- 230° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KMUI
VFR
Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport · Fort Indiantown Gap(Annville)
- WIND
- 240° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 24 NM S
- AGE
- 16m ago
KHZL
VFR
Hazleton Municipal Airport · Hazleton
- WIND
- 250° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 16m ago
KIPT
VFR
Williamsport Regional Airport · Williamsport
- WIND
- 260° / 14 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
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