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// KOQU · Quonset State Airport · North Kingstown

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// Station · 1h 14m ago · STALE

KOQU

Quonset State Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 14°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 18 FT
41.5971°N / 71.4121°W
LOCATION · North Kingstown, US
N
WIND
290°9 kt
KOQU · 18 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
—
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW040
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 290°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,000 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 KOQU 251550Z 29009KT 10SM FEW040 25/14 A2993

KOQU · day 25 at 15:50 UTC · wind from 290° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
290°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
34★ HDG 340° H6 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,000'
23 HDG 230° H5 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
05 HDG 050° T5 kt X8 kt LEFT —
16 HDG 160° T6 kt X7 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 +10°C

1,200FT
+1,182 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT6 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPSF (Pittsfield Municipal Airport, Pittsfield, elev 1,188 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,644 FT FEW040 KOQU ELEV · 18 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW040
Few · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,644 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:05ZSUNRISE
16:49ZSOLAR NOON
23:32ZSUNSET
00:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:01Z (6h 57m) DAY LENGTH13h 26m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE20:09Z MOONSET09:36Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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