// Station · 16m ago

KSPI

Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 030° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 300 ft

T/Td 22.8°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 598 FT

39.8441°N / 89.6779°W

LOCATION · Springfield, US

WIND

030°9 kt

KSPI · 598 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC003

LAYERS

OVC003

T / Td

23 / 22

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 300 ft. Moderate winds at 030°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 300 ft. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KSPI 111252Z 03009KT 10SM OVC003 23/22 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02280217

KSPI · day 11 at 12:52 UTC · wind from 030° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 300 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 9 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

030°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

04★ HDG 040° H9 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,001'

36 HDG 360° H8 kt X5 kt RIGHT 5,300'

31 HDG 310° H2 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

13 HDG 130° T2 kt X9 kt LEFT —

18 HDG 180° T8 kt X4 kt LEFT —

22 HDG 220° T9 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,598 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 +9°C

1,600FT

+1,002 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV598 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT536 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSCX (Scott Municipal Airport, Oneida, elev 1,545 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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)

OVC003

Overcast · base 300 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,113 ft VFR MARGIN-2,700 ft

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

10:41ZSUNRISE

18:05ZSOLAR NOON

01:29ZSUNSET

02:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:01Z (12h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 48m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:02Z MOONSET22:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KIJX

IFR

Jacksonville Municipal Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 010° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN005
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

KDEC

VFR → MVFR 15Z

Decatur Airport · Decatur

WIND: 050° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW004
DIST: 37 NM E
AGE: 14m ago

K3LF

MVFR

Litchfield Municipal Airport · Litchfield

WIND: 190° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC026
DIST: 41 NM S
AGE: 13m ago

KPIA

VFR

General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport · Peoria

WIND: 040° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 49 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

KBMI

MVFR → VFR 16Z

Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal · Bloomington/Normal

WIND: 040° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC011
DIST: 52 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

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