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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,300 1,600 900
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,004 FT KSCH ELEV · 378 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,004 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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