// Station · 29m ago
KSCH
Schenectady County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 378 FT
42.8525°N / 73.9289°W
LOCATION · Schenectady, US
WIND
060°4 kt
KSCH · 378 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 16
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 060°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KSCH 111356Z 06004KT 10SM CLR 25/16 A3003
KSCH · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 060° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
060°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
04
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
7,001'
22
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
7,001'
10
HDG 100°
—CALM
——
4,850'
28
HDG 280°
—CALM
——
4,850'
Pattern altitude: 1,378 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 +11°C
1,500FT
+1,122 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV378 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT266 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K01G
(Perry-Warsaw Airport, Perry, elev 1,559 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:28ZSUNRISE
17:02ZSOLAR NOON
00:36ZSUNSET
01:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:25Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 10m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:10Z (10h 44m)
DAY LENGTH15h 07m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE06:52Z
MOONSET22:00Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KALB
VFR
Albany International Airport · Albany
- WIND
- 330° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW120
- DIST
- 8 NM SE
- AGE
- 34m ago
KNY0
VFR
Fulton County Airport · Johnstown
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT110
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 10m ago
KDDH
VFR
William H Morse State Airport · Bennington
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM E
- AGE
- 31m ago
KGFL
VFR
Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport · Glens Falls
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN110
- DIST
- 32 NM NE
- AGE
- 32m ago
KAQW
VFR
Harriman and West Airport · North Adams
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW002
- DIST
- 35 NM E
- AGE
- 33m ago
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