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// Station · 31m ago

KSQL

San Carlos Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18°C / 13°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 5 FT
37.5131°N / 122.2508°W
LOCATION · San Carlos, US
N
WIND
010°7 kt
KSQL · 5 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 010°/7 kt. 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 KSQL 111847Z 01007KT 30SM CLR 18/13 A2996 RMK NEW SQL GROUND CONTROL FREQUENCY 118.025

KSQL · day 11 at 18:47 UTC · wind from 010° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
010°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
30 HDG 300° H2 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,621'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
12 HDG 120° T2 kt X7 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,005 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 +3°C

300FT
+295 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
1,200 400 -400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT-36 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEMT (San Gabriel Valley Airport, El Monte, elev 296 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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 · 9,096 FT KSQL ELEV · 5 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,096 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:58ZSUNRISE
20:15ZSOLAR NOON
03:32ZSUNSET
04:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:03Z (8h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE10:32Z MOONSET01:07Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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