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// Station · 16m ago

KOQU

Quonset State Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / 13°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 18 FT
41.5971°N / 71.4121°W
LOCATION · North Kingstown, US
N
WIND
220°5 kt
KOQU · 18 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.88"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 220°/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.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KOQU 270935Z AUTO 22005KT 10SM CLR 17/13 A2988 RMK AO2

KOQU · day 27 at 09:35 UTC · wind from 220° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
220°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
23 HDG 230° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,000'
16 HDG 160° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 7,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
34 HDG 340° T2 kt X4 kt LEFT
05 HDG 050° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,018 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 +2°C

300FT
+282 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT
1,500 450 -600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT57 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUUU (Newport State Airport, Newport, elev 172 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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 · 8,604 FT KOQU ELEV · 18 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL8,604 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:18ZSUNRISE
16:44ZSOLAR NOON
00:10ZSUNSET
00:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:43Z (14h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 52m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE17:58Z MOONSET08:51Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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