// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KEWN
VFR
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport · New Bern
- WIND
- 260° / 8 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM NW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KMRH
VFR
Michael J. Smith Field · Beaufort
- WIND
- 210° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM SE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KNCA
—
MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field · Jacksonville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SW
- AGE
- 1h 17m ago
KOAJ
VFR
Albert J Ellis Airport · Richlands
- WIND
- 250° / 14 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN050
- DIST
- 36 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KOCW
VFR
Warren Field · Washington
- WIND
- 270° / 10 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT047
- DIST
- 41 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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