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// Station · 7m ago

KSFZ

North Central State Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.8°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 441 FT
41.9208°N / 71.4914°W
LOCATION · Pawtucket, US
N
WIND
VRB4 kt
KSFZ · 441 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/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 KSFZ 142256Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02780222 $

KSFZ · day 14 at 22:56 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
05 HDG 050° CALM 5,000'
23 HDG 230° CALM 5,000'
15 HDG 150° CALM 3,211'
33 HDG 330° CALM 3,211'
Pattern altitude: 1,441 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

2,200FT
+1,759 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
2,700 1,650 600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV441 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT509 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KELZ (Wellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field, Wellsville, elev 2,124 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · 14,481 FT KSFZ ELEV · 441 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,481 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:24ZSUNRISE
16:52ZSOLAR NOON
00:21ZSUNSET
00:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:55Z (1h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 57m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE09:32Z MOONSET00:29Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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