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// Station · 56m ago

KNFE

Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.2°C / 17.2°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 16 FT
36.6916°N / 76.1350°W
LOCATION · Fentress, US
N
WIND
100°4 kt
KNFE · 16 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 100°/4 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KNFE 142258Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 27/17 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02720172 TSNO

KNFE · day 14 at 22:58 UTC · wind from 100° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
100°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
05 HDG 050° CALM 8,004'
23 HDG 230° CALM 8,004'
Pattern altitude: 1,016 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

1,300FT
+1,284 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT
1,700 850 0
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV16 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-155 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSHD (Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, Weyers Cave, elev 1,201 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,753 FT KNFE ELEV · 16 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,753 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:57ZSUNRISE
17:11ZSOLAR NOON
00:25ZSUNSET
00:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:54Z (1h 00m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:07Z MOONSET00:34Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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