// Station · 9m ago

KSPG

Albert Whitted Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.9°C / 24.4°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

ELEV 7 FT

27.7651°N / 82.6270°W

LOCATION · St Petersburg, US

WIND

260°10 kt

KSPG · 7 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW120

T / Td

29 / 24

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 260°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft. 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 KSPG 302053Z 26010KT 10SM FEW120 29/24 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP132 T02890244 58010 $

KSPG · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 260° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 10 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

260°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

25★ HDG 250° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,676'

18 HDG 180° H2 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T2 kt X10 kt LEFT —

07 HDG 070° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,007 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

1,700FT

+1,693 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV7 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT4 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,603 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:36ZSUNRISE

17:29ZSOLAR NOON

00:22ZSUNSET

00:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:48Z (3h 45m) DAY LENGTH13h 45m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:06Z MOONSET11:52Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KMCF

VFR → MVFR 10Z

MacDill Air Force Base · Tampa

WIND: 160° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 8 NM NE
AGE: 1h 7m ago

KPIE

VFR

St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · Pinellas Park

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 9 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

KTPF

VFR

Peter O Knight Airport · Tampa

WIND: 220° / 6 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC130
DIST: 13 NM NE
AGE: 7m ago

KTPA

VFR

Tampa International Airport · Tampa

WIND: 240° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 14 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

KCLW

VFR

Clearwater Air Park · Clearwater

WIND: 250° / 3 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 15 NM NW
AGE: 7m ago

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