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// 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
N
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
N
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
1,100 400 -300
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,102 FT BKN044 · CEILING OVC050 KORS ELEV · 31 FT
// 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

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