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// Station · 16m ago

KOWX

Putnam County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 764 FT
41.0356°N / 83.9820°W
LOCATION · Ottawa, US
N
WIND
230°7 kt
KOWX · 764 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.14"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/7 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 KOWX 142155Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3014 RMK AO2

KOWX · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
230°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
27 HDG 270° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,502'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
09 HDG 090° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,764 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 +16°C

2,500FT
+1,736 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,900 1,750 600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV764 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT543 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW (Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,916 FT KOWX ELEV · 764 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,916 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:16ZSUNRISE
17:42ZSOLAR NOON
01:08ZSUNSET
01:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:41Z (3h 29m) DAY LENGTH14h 52m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:23Z MOONSET01:15Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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