// Station · 5m ago

KOLU

Columbus Municipal Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND CALM

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21.7°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 1,447 FT

41.4481°N / 97.3402°W

LOCATION · Columbus, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KOLU · 1,447 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT003

T / Td

22 / 21

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Winds calm, visibility 5.0 SM, scattered at 300 ft. Reported weather: BR. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KOLU 111356Z AUTO 00000KT 5SM BR SCT003 22/21 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP193 T02170211

KOLU · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · winds calm · visibility 5.0 SM · scattered layer at 300 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 6,801'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 6,801'

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 4,135'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 4,135'

Pattern altitude: 2,447 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 +9°C

2,300FT

+853 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,447 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT1,243 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHDE (Brewster Field, Holdrege, elev 2,313 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

SCT003

Scattered · base 300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,407 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:06ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

02:05ZSUNSET

02:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:38Z (12h 37m) DAY LENGTH14h 58m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:30Z MOONSET23:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KOFK

VFR

Karl Stefan Memorial Airport · Norfolk

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

KJYR

MVFR

York Municipal Airport · York

WIND: CALM
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: FEW002
DIST: 35 NM S
AGE: 26m ago

KAHQ

VFR

Wahoo Municipal Airport · Wahoo

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM E
AGE: 6m ago

KBVN

MVFR

Albion Municipal Airport · Albion

WIND: 120° / 3 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM NW
AGE: 6m ago

KFET

VFR

Fremont Municipal Airport · Fremont

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

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