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// 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
N
WIND
020°5 kt
KPHL · 36 FT
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// 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
N
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
2,200 1,550 900
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,884 FT FEW024 BKN150 · CEILING BKN230 KPHL ELEV · 36 FT
// 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

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