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// Station · 7m ago

KOAJ

Albert J Ellis Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 94 FT
34.8292°N / 77.6121°W
LOCATION · Richlands, US
N
WIND
350°4 kt
KOAJ · 94 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 350°/4 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 KOAJ 251656Z 35004KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02940206 $

KOAJ · day 25 at 16:56 UTC · wind from 350° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
350°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
05 HDG 050° CALM 7,100'
23 HDG 230° CALM 7,100'
Pattern altitude: 1,094 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 +14°C

1,700FT
+1,606 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV94 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-48 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,942 FT KOAJ ELEV · 94 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,942 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:39ZSUNRISE
17:14ZSOLAR NOON
23:48ZSUNSET
00:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:14Z (7h 10m) DAY LENGTH13h 09m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE20:43Z MOONSET09:52Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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