// Station · 31m ago

KNJK

El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field)

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 35°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 29.84 inHg

ELEV -42 FT

32.8292°N / 115.6720°W

LOCATION · El Centro, US

WIND

350°8 kt

KNJK · -42 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT200

T / Td

35 / 21

ALTIM

29.84"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 350°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 20,000 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 KNJK 111656Z 35008KT 10SM SCT200 35/21 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP119 T03500211 $

KNJK · day 11 at 16:56 UTC · wind from 350° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 20,000 ft · temp 35°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 8 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

350°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

30★ HDG 300° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,825'

08 HDG 080° H0 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

26 HDG 260° H0 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

12 HDG 120° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 958 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 +20°C

2,400FT

+2,442 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV-42 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT35 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KO86 (Trinity Center Airport, Trinity Center, elev 2,390 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-7%

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)

SCT200

Scattered · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,635 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:44ZSUNRISE

19:49ZSOLAR NOON

02:54ZSUNSET

03:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:22Z (9h 55m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE10:14Z MOONSET00:24Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

KIPL

VFR

Imperial County Airport · Imperial

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 5 NM E
AGE: 34m ago

MMML

VFR

General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport · Mexicali

WIND: 140° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT200
DIST: 25 NM SE
AGE: 41m ago

KL08

VFR

Borrego Valley Airport · Borrego Springs

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

KTRM

VFR

Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport · Palm Springs

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 54 NM NW
AGE: 35m ago

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