// Station · 20m ago

KNJK

El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field)

CAT VFR

WIND 030° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 35.6°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV -42 FT

32.8292°N / 115.6720°W

LOCATION · El Centro, US

WIND

030°6 kt

KNJK · -42 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT200

T / Td

36 / 21

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/6 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 111756Z COR 03006KT 10SM SCT200 36/21 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP118 T03560211 10361 20272 50000 $

KNJK · day 11 at 17:56 UTC · wind from 030° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 20,000 ft · temp 36°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

030°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

08★ HDG 080° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,503'

12 HDG 120° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

30 HDG 300° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

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 +21°C

2,500FT

+2,542 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV-42 FT OAT+36°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT47 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K1O5 (Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field, Montague, elev 2,527 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 · 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 LEVEL17,938 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:44ZSUNRISE

19:49ZSOLAR NOON

02:54ZSUNSET

03:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:22Z (9h 06m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE10:16Z MOONSET00:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KIPL

VFR

Imperial County Airport · Imperial

WIND: 060° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 5 NM E
AGE: 23m ago

MMML

VFR

General Rodolfo Sánchez Taboada International Airport · Mexicali

WIND: 100° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT200
DIST: 25 NM SE
AGE: 36m ago

KL08

VFR

Borrego Valley Airport · Borrego Springs

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM NW
AGE: 21m ago

KTRM

VFR

Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport · Palm Springs

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 54 NM NW
AGE: 24m ago

KNYL

VFR

Yuma International Airport / Marine Corps Air Station Yuma · Yuma

WIND: 150° / 13 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 55 NM E
AGE: 19m ago

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