// Station · 44m ago
KNKT
Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 8 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 23.3°C / 22.8°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 29 FT
34.9009°N / 76.8807°W
LOCATION · Cherry Point, US
WIND
220°8 kt
KNKT · 29 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/8
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT023
T / Td
23 / 23
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 220°/8 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and scattered at 2,300 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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SPECI KNKT 270906Z 22008KT 9SM SCT023 23/23 A3008 RMK AO2 T02330228 $
KNKT · day 27 at 09:06 UTC · wind from 220° at 8 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 8 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
220°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
4 usable
23R★
HDG 230°
H8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 8,489'
23L
HDG 230°
H8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
8,189'
14L
HDG 140°
H1 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
14R
HDG 140°
H1 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
4 ends
32R
HDG 320°
T1 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
32L
HDG 320°
T1 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
05L
HDG 050°
T8 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
05R
HDG 050°
T8 kt
X1 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 +8°C
800FT
+771 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV29 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT-133 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCLT
(Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, elev 748 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.
// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:58ZSUNRISE
17:06ZSOLAR NOON
00:13ZSUNSET
00:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 22m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:42Z (14h 51m)
DAY LENGTH14h 15m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE18:39Z
MOONSET08:54Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KEWN
MVFR
→
VFR
13Z
Coastal Carolina Regional Airport · New Bern
- WIND
- 220° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC010
- DIST
- 13 NM NW
- AGE
- 32m ago
KNCA
VFR
MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 210° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SW
- AGE
- 54m ago
KOAJ
IFR
→
VFR
14Z
Albert J Ellis Airport · Richlands
- WIND
- 220° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC006
- DIST
- 36 NM W
- AGE
- 54m ago
KISO
MVFR
→
VFR
14Z
Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field · Kinston
- WIND
- 220° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN013
- DIST
- 44 NM NW
- AGE
- 15m ago
KPGV
MVFR
→
VFR
14Z
Pitt-Greenville Airport · Greenville
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC014
- DIST
- 51 NM NW
- AGE
- 15m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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