// Station · 18m ago
KSSI
St Simons Island Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 25°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 19 FT
31.1518°N / 81.3913°W
LOCATION · St Simons Island, US
WIND
280°8 kt
KSSI · 19 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 25
ALTIM
30.14"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 280°/8 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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METAR KSSI 111355Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM CLR 30/25 A3014 RMK AO2
KSSI · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
280°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H4 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,584'
34
HDG 340°
H4 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
04
HDG 040°
T4 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
16
HDG 160°
T4 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,019 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 +15°C
1,500FT
+1,481 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV19 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT-202 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K49A
(Gilmer County Airport, Ellijay, elev 1,486 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:30ZSUNRISE
17:32ZSOLAR NOON
00:33ZSUNSET
01:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 20m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:00Z (10h 47m)
DAY LENGTH14h 02m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:54Z
MOONSET21:57Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBQK
VFR
Brunswick Golden Isles Airport · Brunswick
- WIND
- 270° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 7 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KJES
VFR
Jesup Wayne County Airport · Jesup
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NW
- AGE
- 23m ago
KJAX
VFR
Jacksonville International Airport · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 260° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 42 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago
KLHW
VFR
MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield · Hinesville
- WIND
- 250° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
KNRB
—
Naval Station Mayport / Admiral David L McDonald Field · Jacksonville
- WIND
- 240° / 10 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM S
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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