// Station · 16m ago

KOSU

The Ohio State University Airport - Don Scott Field

CAT IFR

WIND 060° / 5 kt

VIS 2.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 4,000 ft

T/Td 18.9°C / 18.3°C

ALTIM 30.01 inHg

WX VCTS RA BR

ELEV 905 FT

40.0798°N / 83.0730°W

LOCATION · Columbus, US

WIND

060°5 kt

KOSU · 905 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/5

VIS

2.0 SM

CEILING

BKN040

LAYERS

BKN040 BKN065 OVC085

T / Td

19 / 18

ALTIM

30.01"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.0 SM. Light winds at 060°/5 kt, visibility 2.0 SM, broken at 4,000 ft, broken at 6,500 ft, and overcast at 8,500 ft. Reported weather: VCTS RA BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KOSU 271353Z 06005KT 2SM VCTS RA BR BKN040 BKN065 OVC085 19/18 A3001 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W SLP159 TS W AND SW MOV ENE OCNL IC LTG P0035 T01890183

KOSU · day 27 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 060° at 5 kt · visibility 2.0 SM · broken layer at 4,000 ft · broken layer at 6,500 ft · overcast at 8,500 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · weather: VCTS RA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

060°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

05★ HDG 050° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,562'

09L HDG 090° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT 2,994'

09R HDG 090° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT 5,004'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

27R HDG 270° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

27L HDG 270° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

23 HDG 230° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —

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 +6°C

1,500FT

+595 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV905 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT814 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMFD (Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, Mansfield, elev 1,297 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC085

Overcast · base 8,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN065

Broken · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN040

Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,450 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

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

10:09ZSUNRISE

17:30ZSOLAR NOON

00:52ZSUNSET

01:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:24Z (11h 14m) DAY LENGTH14h 43m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE18:58Z MOONSET09:42Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KOSU.

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