// Station · 13m ago

KOLU

Columbus Municipal Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND CALM

VIS 0.50 SM

CEILING OVC at 100 ft

T/Td 18.9°C / 18.9°C

ALTIM 30.11 inHg

WX FG

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 · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

0.50 SM

CEILING

OVC001

LAYERS

OVC001

T / Td

19 / 19

ALTIM

30.11"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 100 ft. Winds calm, visibility 0.50 SM, overcast at 100 ft. Reported weather: FG. Reported weather: FG. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KOLU 111256Z AUTO 00000KT 1/2SM FG OVC001 19/19 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP189 T01890189

KOLU · day 11 at 12:56 UTC · winds calm · visibility 0.50 SM · overcast at 100 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · weather: FG · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.9 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 +6°C

2,000FT

+553 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,447 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT1,255 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KONL (O'Neill Municipal Airport–John L Baker Field, O'Neill, elev 2,031 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-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)

OVC001

Overcast · base 100 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,992 ft VFR MARGIN-2,900 ft

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

11:06ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

02:05ZSUNSET

02:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:38Z (13h 28m) DAY LENGTH14h 58m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:28Z MOONSET23:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KOFK

MVFR → VFR 14Z

Karl Stefan Memorial Airport · Norfolk

WIND: CALM
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

KJYR

LIFR

York Municipal Airport · York

WIND: CALM
VIS: 0.25 SM
CEILING: BKN001
DIST: 35 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

KAHQ

MVFR

Wahoo Municipal Airport · Wahoo

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM E
AGE: 14m ago

KBVN

LIFR

Albion Municipal Airport · Albion

WIND: CALM
VIS: 0.25 SM
CEILING: OVC002
DIST: 36 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

KFET

MVFR

Fremont Municipal Airport · Fremont

WIND: CALM
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM E
AGE: 14m ago

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