// Station · 13m ago

KSNC

Chester Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 340° / 14 kt G26

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 2,000 ft

T/Td 9°C / 4°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 416 FT

41.3842°N / 72.5060°W

LOCATION · Chester, US

WIND

340°14 kt

KSNC · 416 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/14G26

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC020

LAYERS

OVC020

T / Td

9 / 4

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,000 ft. Brisk winds at 340°/14 kt, gusting 26, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 2,000 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSNC 301915Z AUTO 34014G26KT 250V030 10SM OVC020 09/04 A2997 RMK AO2

KSNC · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 340° at 14 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 2,000 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 14 ktG26

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

340°14G26 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

35★ HDG 350° H14 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 2,722'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

17 HDG 170° T14 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

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 -5°C

-300FT

-716 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV416 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT363 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBDR (Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Bridgeport, elev 9 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC020

Overcast · base 2,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL4,961 ft VFR MARGIN-1,000 ft

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

09:21ZSUNRISE

16:49ZSOLAR NOON

00:16ZSUNSET

00:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:49Z (5h 21m) DAY LENGTH14h 55m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE20:48Z MOONSET11:43Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KBDR

VFR

Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport · Bridgeport

WIND: 010° / 25 ktG35
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC035
DIST: 31 NM SW
AGE: 36m ago

KWST

MVFR

Westerly State Airport · Westerly

WIND: 360° / 17 ktG38
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC020
DIST: 32 NM E
AGE: 35m ago

KMTP

—

Montauk Airport · Montauk

WIND: 010° / 17 ktG36
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM SE
AGE: 34m ago

KFOK

VFR

Francis S Gabreski Airport · Westhampton Beach

WIND: 360° / 21 ktG35
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC031
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KBDL

MVFR

Bradley International Airport · Hartford

WIND: 360° / 19 ktG29
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN029
DIST: 34 NM N
AGE: 37m ago

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