// Station · 22m ago

KOAJ

Albert J Ellis Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 6 kt G14

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 32.8°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 94 FT

34.8292°N / 77.6121°W

LOCATION · Richlands, US

WIND

VRB6 kt

KOAJ · 94 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/6G14

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW034

T / Td

33 / 23

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/6 kt, gusting 14. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,400 ft. 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 111456Z VRB06G14KT 10SM FEW034 33/23 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP167 6//// T03280228 50000 PNO $

KOAJ · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,400 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 6 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB6G14 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 +18°C

2,100FT

+2,006 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV94 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT-9 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW034

Few · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,660 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:06ZSUNRISE

17:17ZSOLAR NOON

00:27ZSUNSET

00:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (9h 38m) DAY LENGTH14h 20m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:32Z MOONSET21:53Z 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: 22m ago

KACZ

VFR

Henderson Field · Wallace

WIND: 270° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT035
DIST: 20 NM W
AGE: 23m ago

KDPL

VFR

Duplin County Airport · Kenansville

WIND: 250° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM NW
AGE: 23m ago

KISO

VFR

Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings Field · Kinston

WIND: 270° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM N
AGE: 28m ago

KW40

VFR

Mount Olive Municipal Airport · Mount Olive

WIND: 260° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM NW
AGE: 23m ago

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