// Station · 10m ago

KORS

Orcas Island Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,400 ft

T/Td 14°C / 9°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 31 FT

48.7082°N / 122.9100°W

LOCATION · Eastsound, US

WIND

180°6 kt

KORS · 31 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN044

LAYERS

BKN044 OVC050

T / Td

14 / 9

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,400 ft. Light winds at 180°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 4,400 ft, and overcast at 5,000 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 KORS 111355Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM BKN044 OVC050 14/09 A2996 RMK AO2

KORS · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 180° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 4,400 ft · overcast at 5,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

180°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H6 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,901'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T6 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,031 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 -1°C

-100FT

-131 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV31 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT-10 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at 7WA5 (Stuart Island Airpark, Friday Harbor, elev 10 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC050

Overcast · base 5,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN044

Broken · base 4,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,102 ft VFR MARGIN+1,400 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:22ZSUNRISE

20:18ZSOLAR NOON

04:14ZSUNSET

04:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:55Z (14h 49m) DAY LENGTH15h 52m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:45Z MOONSET01:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KFHR

VFR

Friday Harbor Airport · Friday Harbor

WIND: 230° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 12 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

KBLI

MVFR

Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC028
DIST: 16 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

CYYJ

VFR

Victoria International Airport · Victoria

WIND: 250° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW065
DIST: 21 NM W
AGE: 1h 5m ago

KNUW

VFR

Whidbey Island Naval Air Station (Ault Field) · Oak Harbor

WIND: 260° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 24 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KBVS

VFR

Skagit Regional Airport · Burlington

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC032
DIST: 24 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

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