// Station · 56m ago

KPOB

Pope Field

CAT IFR

WIND 200° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 700 ft

T/Td 23.1°C / -6.8°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 217 FT

35.1709°N / 79.0145°W

LOCATION · Fort Bragg, US

WIND

200°6 kt

KPOB · 217 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC007

LAYERS

OVC007

T / Td

23 / -7

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 700 ft. Light winds at 200°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 700 ft. 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 KPOB 270955Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM OVC007 23/M07 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02311068 $

KPOB · day 27 at 09:55 UTC · wind from 200° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 700 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint -7°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

200°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

229★ HDG 220° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,000'

23 HDG 230° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT 7,501'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05 HDG 050° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

049 HDG 040° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,217 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 +8°C

1,100FT

+883 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV217 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT84 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHKY (Hickory Regional Airport, Hickory, elev 1,190 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC007

Overcast · base 700 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,884 ft VFR MARGIN-2,300 ft

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

10:06ZSUNRISE

17:14ZSOLAR NOON

00:23ZSUNSET

00:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:52Z (14h 00m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:49Z MOONSET09:05Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KFBG

IFR → MVFR 13Z

Simmons Army Air Field · Fort Bragg

WIND: 220° / 4 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC008
DIST: 4 NM SE
AGE: 56m ago

KFAY

IFR → MVFR 13Z

Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field · Fayetteville

WIND: 200° / 8 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 13 NM SE
AGE: 58m ago

KLBT

IFR → MVFR 13Z

Lumberton Regional Airport · Lumberton

WIND: 200° / 5 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN005
DIST: 34 NM S
AGE: 28m ago

KJNX

IFR

Johnston Regional Airport · Smithfield

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 38 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

KRDU

IFR → MVFR 14Z

Raleigh-Durham International Airport · Raleigh/Durham

WIND: 220° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN008
DIST: 44 NM N
AGE: 1h 0m ago

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