// Station · 27m ago
KNKT
Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.8°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 29 FT
34.9009°N / 76.8807°W
LOCATION · Cherry Point, US
WIND
280°11 kt
KNKT · 29 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 22
ALTIM
29.99"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 280°/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 111655Z 28011KT 10SM CLR 33/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP152 T03280222
KNKT · day 11 at 16:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 11 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 4 CAUTION
WIND
280°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
4 usable
32R★
HDG 320°
H8 kt
X7 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 8,978'
32L
HDG 320°
H8 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 64%
23R
HDG 230°
H7 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 73%
23L
HDG 230°
H7 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 73%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
4 ends
05L
HDG 050°
T7 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
05R
HDG 050°
T7 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
14L
HDG 140°
T8 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
14R
HDG 140°
T8 kt
X7 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
2,100FT
+2,071 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV29 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT-45 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
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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
CURRENT17:22Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 01m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:53Z (7h 30m)
DAY LENGTH14h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE07:34Z
MOONSET21:54Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KEWN
VFR
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport · New Bern
- WIND
- 260° / 11 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM NW
- AGE
- 28m ago
KMRH
VFR
Michael J. Smith Field · Beaufort
- WIND
- 210° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM SE
- AGE
- 24m ago
KNCA
—
MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field · Jacksonville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SW
- AGE
- 26m ago
KOAJ
VFR
Albert J Ellis Airport · Richlands
- WIND
- VRB / 6 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN055
- DIST
- 36 NM W
- AGE
- 26m ago
KOCW
VFR
Warren Field · Washington
- WIND
- 260° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN045
- DIST
- 41 NM N
- AGE
- 7m ago
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