// Station · 10m ago

KOSU

The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 20.6°C / 16.1°C

ALTIM 29.95 inHg

ELEV 905 FT

40.0798°N / 83.0730°W

LOCATION · Columbus, US

WIND

170°6 kt

KOSU · 905 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / 16

ALTIM

29.95"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/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 KOSU 130053Z 17006KT 10SM CLR 21/16 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP138 T02060161

KOSU · day 13 at 00:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

170°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

23★ HDG 230° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,562'

09L HDG 090° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

09R HDG 090° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

27R HDG 270° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT —

27L HDG 270° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT —

05 HDG 050° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

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 +7°C

1,800FT

+895 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV905 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT873 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSXL (Summersville Airport, Mount Lookout, elev 1,820 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,309 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:40ZSUNRISE

17:19ZSOLAR NOON

22:59ZSUNSET

23:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:26Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 18m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:01Z MOONSET00:20Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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