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// Station · 38m ago

KOQU

Quonset State Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 17°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 18 FT
41.5971°N / 71.4121°W
LOCATION · North Kingstown, US
N
WIND
030°6 kt
KOQU · 18 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/6 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 111350Z 03006KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A2997

KOQU · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 030° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
030°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
05 HDG 050° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,000'
34 HDG 340° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 7,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
16 HDG 160° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT
23 HDG 230° T6 kt X2 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 +11°C

1,300FT
+1,282 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
2,500 1,450 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-35 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 MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
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.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,149 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 LEVEL13,149 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:22ZSUNRISE
16:52ZSOLAR NOON
00:21ZSUNSET
00:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:55Z (10h 26m) DAY LENGTH14h 59m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:46Z MOONSET21:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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