[/] search [ENTER] submit ICAO [ESC] clear 5,740 STATIONS · WORLDWIDE

// Station · 7m ago

KPHL

Philadelphia International Airport
CAT LIFR
WIND 200° / 4 kt
VIS 4.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 400 ft
T/Td 20.6°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
WX BR
ELEV 36 FT
39.8719°N / 75.2411°W
LOCATION · Philadelphia, US
N
WIND
200°4 kt
KPHL · 36 FT
© OSM · CartoDB

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

METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/4
 
 
 
VIS
4.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC004
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC004
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.95"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 400 ft. Light winds at 200°/4 kt, visibility 4.0 SM, overcast at 400 ft. Reported weather: BR. Reported weather: BR. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KPHL 271146Z 20004KT 4SM BR OVC004 21/20 A2995 RMK AO2 RAE39 VCSH P0003 T02060200 $

KPHL · day 27 at 11:46 UTC · wind from 200° at 4 kt · visibility 4.0 SM · overcast at 400 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
200°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 8 ends
09R HDG 090° CALM 12,000'
27L HDG 270° CALM 12,000'
09L HDG 090° CALM 9,500'
27R HDG 270° CALM 9,500'
17 HDG 170° CALM 6,500'
35 HDG 350° CALM 6,500'
08 HDG 080° CALM 5,001'
26 HDG 260° CALM 5,001'
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 +6°C

700FT
+664 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
1,500 850 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV36 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT4 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KERI (Erie International Tom Ridge Field, Erie, elev 732 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+7%
-5%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+5%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,440 FT OVC004 · CEILING KPHL ELEV · 36 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC004
Overcast · base 400 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,440 ft VFR MARGIN-2,600 ft

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

09:38ZSUNRISE
16:59ZSOLAR NOON
00:20ZSUNSET
00:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:52Z (12h 58m) DAY LENGTH14h 41m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:23Z MOONSET09:05Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

© OpenStreetMap · CartoDB · OpenAIP
// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.
Get METAR Deck →