// Station · 9m ago

KPHL

Philadelphia International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 15,000 ft

T/Td 29.4°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 36 FT

39.8719°N / 75.2411°W

LOCATION · Philadelphia, US

WIND

020°5 kt

KPHL · 36 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN150

LAYERS

FEW024 BKN150 BKN230

T / Td

29 / 22

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 15,000 ft. Light winds at 020°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,400 ft, broken at 15,000 ft, and broken at 23,000 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 KPHL 111454Z 02005KT 10SM FEW024 BKN150 BKN230 29/22 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T02940222 55000 $

KPHL · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind from 020° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · broken layer at 15,000 ft · broken layer at 23,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 5 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID

WIND

020°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

35★ HDG 350° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,500'

08 HDG 080° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 5,001'

09L HDG 090° H2 kt X5 kt LEFT 9,500'

09R HDG 090° H2 kt X5 kt LEFT 12,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

27R HDG 270° T2 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

27L HDG 270° T2 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

26 HDG 260° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

17 HDG 170° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,036 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 +14°C

1,800FT

+1,764 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV36 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT24 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDUJ (DuBois Regional Airport, Dubois, elev 1,817 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.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN230

Broken · base 23,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN150

Broken · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW024

Few · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING15,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER23,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,884 ft VFR MARGIN+12,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:43ZSUNRISE

17:07ZSOLAR NOON

00:31ZSUNSET

01:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:03Z (10h 00m) DAY LENGTH14h 48m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:08Z MOONSET21:57Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KLOM

VFR

Wings Field · Philadelphia

WIND: 010° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KPNE

VFR

Northeast Philadelphia Airport · Philadelphia

WIND: 040° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

KOQN

VFR

Brandywine Regional Airport · West Chester

WIND: 040° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KVAY

VFR

South Jersey Regional Airport · Lumberton

WIND: 030° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW022
DIST: 19 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

KILG

VFR

Wilmington Airport · Wilmington

WIND: 300° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

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