// Station · 12m ago

KNJK

El Centro NAF Airport (Vraciu Field)

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 20 kt G27

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 21.1°C / 9.4°C

ALTIM 29.84 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV -42 FT

32.8292°N / 115.6720°W

LOCATION · El Centro, US

WIND

270°20 kt

KNJK · -42 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/20G27

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / 9

ALTIM

29.84"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 270°/20 kt, gusting 27. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: light rain (-RA). 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 130056Z AUTO 27020G27KT 10SM -RA CLR 21/09 A2984 RMK AO2 PK WND 27030/0007 SLP119 P0000 T02110094

KNJK · day 13 at 00:56 UTC · wind from 270° at 20 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · weather: light rain (-RA) · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 20 ktG27

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

270°20G27 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

26★ HDG 260° H20 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,503'

30 HDG 300° H17 kt X10 kt LEFT 6,825'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

12 HDG 120° T17 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

08 HDG 080° T20 kt X3 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 +6°C

800FT

+842 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV-42 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT35 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVNY (Van Nuys Airport, Van Nuys, elev 802 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+8%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+3%

-2%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,615 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

13:45ZSUNRISE

19:30ZSOLAR NOON

01:14ZSUNSET

01:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:39Z (31m) DAY LENGTH11h 29m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE15:06Z MOONSET02:36Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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