// Station · 26m ago

KTAZ

Taylorville Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 7,000 ft

T/Td 27°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 622 FT

39.5342°N / 89.3278°W

LOCATION · Taylorville, US

WIND

130°8 kt

KTAZ · 622 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN070

LAYERS

BKN070 OVC095

T / Td

27 / 13

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Moderate winds at 130°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 7,000 ft, and overcast at 9,500 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 KTAZ 301901Z AUTO 13008KT 10SM BKN070 OVC095 27/13 A3000 RMK AO2

KTAZ · day 30 at 19:01 UTC · wind from 130° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 7,000 ft · overcast at 9,500 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 8 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

130°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

09L★ HDG 090° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 1,933'

09R HDG 090° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT 3,501'

18 HDG 180° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

36 HDG 360° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

27R HDG 270° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT —

27L HDG 270° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,622 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 +13°C

2,100FT

+1,478 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV622 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT540 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI (Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC095

Overcast · base 9,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN070

Broken · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,258 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

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

10:34ZSUNRISE

17:56ZSOLAR NOON

01:18ZSUNSET

01:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:49Z (6h 22m) DAY LENGTH14h 43m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:00Z MOONSET12:44Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KSPI

VFR

Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport · Springfield

WIND: 140° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC075
DIST: 25 NM NW
AGE: 35m ago

K3LF

VFR

Litchfield Municipal Airport · Litchfield

WIND: 070° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 28 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

KDEC

VFR

Decatur Airport · Decatur

WIND: 110° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 28 NM NE
AGE: 33m ago

KAAA

VFR

Logan County Airport · Lincoln

WIND: 080° / 9 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT110
DIST: 37 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

KIJX

VFR

Jacksonville Municipal Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 060° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 44 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

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