// Station · 10m ago

KRSW

Southwest Florida International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.9°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.17 inHg

ELEV 30 FT

26.5347°N / 81.7528°W

LOCATION · Fort Myers, US

WIND

110°3 kt

KRSW · 30 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT120

T / Td

29 / 22

ALTIM

30.17"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 110°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 12,000 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 KRSW 111453Z 11003KT 10SM SCT120 29/22 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP213 T02890217 53018

KRSW · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 110° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1021.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

110°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 12,000'

24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 12,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,030 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 +13°C

1,400FT

+1,370 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV30 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT-224 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAJR (Habersham County Airport, Cornelia, elev 1,448 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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)

SCT120

Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,626 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:42ZSUNRISE

17:33ZSOLAR NOON

00:24ZSUNSET

00:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:50Z (9h 46m) DAY LENGTH13h 41m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:08Z MOONSET21:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KFMY

VFR

Page Field · Fort Myers

WIND: 150° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 7 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

KAPF

VFR

Naples Municipal Airport · Naples

WIND: 130° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC120
DIST: 23 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KPGD

VFR

Punta Gorda Airport · Punta Gorda

WIND: 160° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

KMKY

VFR

Marco Island Executive Airport · Marco Island

WIND: 160° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW110
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 7m ago

KVNC

VFR

Venice Municipal Airport · Venice

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

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