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// KTAN · Taunton Municipal King Field · Taunton

// Station · 14m ago

KTAN

Taunton Municipal King Field
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.1°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 43 FT
41.8744°N / 71.0166°W
LOCATION · Taunton, US
N
WIND
210°3 kt
KTAN · 43 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/3 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 KTAN 282252Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP143 T02610217

KTAN · day 28 at 22:52 UTC · wind from 210° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
210°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 3,499'
30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 3,499'
04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 1,034'
22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 1,034'
Pattern altitude: 1,043 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 +11°C

1,300FT
+1,257 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV43 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT2 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPSF (Pittsfield Municipal Airport, Pittsfield, elev 1,188 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,225 FT KTAN ELEV · 43 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,225 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:06ZSUNRISE
16:46ZSOLAR NOON
23:26ZSUNSET
23:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:55Z (49m) DAY LENGTH13h 19m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:49Z MOONSET12:09Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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