// 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
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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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
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
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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
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
// 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
KMMK
VFR
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport · Meriden
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM NW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KHVN
VFR
Tweed New Haven Airport · New Haven
- WIND
- 230° / 10 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KGON
VFR
Groton New London Airport · Groton
- WIND
- 230° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM E
- AGE
- 16m ago
KHFD
VFR
Hartford Brainard Airport · Hartford
- WIND
- 250° / 8 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
K4B8
VFR
Robertson Field · Plainville
- WIND
- 240° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
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