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// Station · 17m ago

KSNC

Chester Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 7 kt G12
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 416 FT
41.3842°N / 72.5060°W
LOCATION · Chester, US
N
WIND
210°7 kt
KSNC · 416 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/7G12
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.89"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/7 kt, gusting 12. 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 KSNC 142155Z AUTO 21007G12KT 170V230 10SM CLR 31/20 A2989 RMK AO2

KSNC · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 210° at 7 kt, gusts to 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 7 ktG12
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
210°7G12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
17 HDG 170° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,722'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
35 HDG 350° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,416 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 +17°C

2,500FT
+2,084 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
2,800 1,750 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV416 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT443 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW (Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 16,073 FT KSNC ELEV · 416 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,073 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:29ZSUNRISE
16:56ZSOLAR NOON
00:24ZSUNSET
00:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (2h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 54m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE09:36Z MOONSET00:30Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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