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// Station · 18m ago

KNKT

Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33.3°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 29 FT
34.9009°N / 76.8807°W
LOCATION · Cherry Point, US
N
WIND
300°11 kt
KNKT · 29 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/11
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 300°/11 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 KNKT 111755Z 30011KT 10SM CLR 33/22 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP145 T03330217 10339 20261 58011

KNKT · day 11 at 17:55 UTC · wind from 300° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 11 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
300°11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable
32R HDG 320° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,978'
32L HDG 320° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT 8,397'
23R HDG 230° H4 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 91%
23L HDG 230° H4 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 91%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends
05L HDG 050° T4 kt X10 kt LEFT
05R HDG 050° T4 kt X10 kt LEFT
14L HDG 140° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT
14R HDG 140° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,029 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

2,200FT
+2,171 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
2,700 1,650 600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV29 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT-24 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,847 FT KNKT ELEV · 29 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,847 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:03ZSUNRISE
17:14ZSOLAR NOON
00:24ZSUNSET
00:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:53Z (6h 40m) DAY LENGTH14h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:35Z MOONSET21:56Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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