// Station · 31m ago
KOAJ
Albert J Ellis Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.6°C / 22.8°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 94 FT
34.8292°N / 77.6121°W
LOCATION · Richlands, US
WIND
260°6 kt
KOAJ · 94 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 23
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 260°/6 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 KOAJ 111356Z 26006KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP170 T03060228 PNO $
KOAJ · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 260° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 260° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
260°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H5 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 7,100'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
05
HDG 050°
T5 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
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 +16°C
1,800FT
+1,706 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV94 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT-18 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
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-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.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:06ZSUNRISE
17:17ZSOLAR NOON
00:27ZSUNSET
00:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 59m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (10h 28m)
DAY LENGTH14h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:31Z
MOONSET21:51Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KNCA
—
MCAS New River / McCutcheon Field · Jacksonville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM SE
- AGE
- 31m ago
KACZ
VFR
Henderson Field · Wallace
- WIND
- 230° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
KDPL
VFR
Duplin County Airport · Kenansville
- WIND
- 270° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KISO
VFR
Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field · Kinston
- WIND
- 250° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM N
- AGE
- 37m ago
KW40
VFR
Mount Olive Municipal Airport · Mount Olive
- WIND
- 260° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
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