// Station · 10m ago

KORF

Norfolk International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.9°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 26 FT

36.8953°N / 76.2010°W

LOCATION · Norfolk, US

WIND

VRB5 kt

KORF · 26 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW019

T / Td

29 / 23

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,900 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 KORF 111451Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW019 29/23 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02890228 51003

KORF · day 11 at 14:51 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,900 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 9,001'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 9,001'

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 4,876'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 4,876'

Pattern altitude: 1,026 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 +14°C

1,700FT

+1,674 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV26 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT3 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K0VG (Lee County Airport, Jonesville, elev 1,411 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

FEW019

Few · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,622 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:55ZSUNRISE

17:11ZSOLAR NOON

00:27ZSUNSET

00:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (9h 55m) DAY LENGTH14h 31m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:21Z MOONSET21:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KNGU

VFR → MVFR 23Z

Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) · Norfolk

WIND: 290° / 7 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN300
DIST: 5 NM NW
AGE: 2m ago

KNTU

VFR → MVFR 23Z

Oceana Naval Air Station · Virginia Beach

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 9 NM SE
AGE: 1h 5m ago

KNFE

MVFR

Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field · Fentress

WIND: 220° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN025
DIST: 13 NM S
AGE: 3m ago

KLFI

MVFR

Langley Air Force Base · Hampton

WIND: 250° / 6 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN015
DIST: 14 NM NW
AGE: 51m ago

KPVG

MVFR

Hampton Roads Executive Airport · Chesapeake

WIND: 270° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN015
DIST: 14 NM SW
AGE: 5m ago

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