// Station · 10m ago

KOSU

The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field

CAT VFR

WIND 030° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25.6°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 905 FT

40.0798°N / 83.0730°W

LOCATION · Columbus, US

WIND

030°4 kt

KOSU · 905 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW016 SCT030

T / Td

26 / 22

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,600 ft, and scattered at 3,000 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 KOSU 111653Z 03004KT 10SM FEW016 SCT030 26/22 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02560217

KOSU · day 11 at 16:53 UTC · wind from 030° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

030°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

09R HDG 090° —CALM —— 5,004'

27L HDG 270° —CALM —— 5,004'

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 3,562'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 3,562'

09L HDG 090° —CALM —— 2,994'

27R HDG 270° —CALM —— 2,994'

Pattern altitude: 1,905 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 +12°C

2,300FT

+1,395 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV905 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT802 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLWB (Greenbrier Valley Airport, Lewisburg, elev 2,302 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

SCT030

Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW016

Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,834 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:13ZSUNRISE

17:38ZSOLAR NOON

01:03ZSUNSET

01:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:35Z (8h 32m) DAY LENGTH14h 49m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:43Z MOONSET22:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KCMH

MVFR → VFR 19Z

John Glenn Columbus International Airport · Columbus

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN027
DIST: 10 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KTZR

VFR

Bolton Field · Columbus

WIND: 250° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT012
DIST: 11 NM S
AGE: 1h 8m ago

KDLZ

VFR

Delaware Municipal Airport · Delaware

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW017
DIST: 12 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KMRT

VFR

Union County Airport · Marysville

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT015
DIST: 15 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KLCK

VFR

Rickenbacker International Airport · Columbus

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT014
DIST: 17 NM SE
AGE: 8m ago

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