[/] search [ENTER] submit ICAO [ESC] clear 5,740 STATIONS · WORLDWIDE

// Station · 18m ago

KOMH

Orange County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 465 FT
38.2472°N / 78.0456°W
LOCATION · Orange, US
N
WIND
150°5 kt
KOMH · 465 FT
© OSM · CartoDB

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 150°/5 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.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KOMH 142155Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 30/18 A3009 RMK AO2

KOMH · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 150° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
150°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08 HDG 080° H2 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,200'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T2 kt X5 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,465 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

2,200FT
+1,735 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
2,600 1,350 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV465 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT294 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBCB (Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport, Blacksburg, elev 2,132 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,617 FT KOMH ELEV · 465 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,617 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:01ZSUNRISE
17:19ZSOLAR NOON
00:36ZSUNSET
01:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:07Z (2h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 35m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:07Z MOONSET00:43Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

© OpenStreetMap · CartoDB · OpenAIP
// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.
Get METAR Deck →