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// KTCL · Tuscaloosa National Airport · Tuscaloosa

// Station · 35m ago

KTCL

Tuscaloosa National Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20.6°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 170 FT
33.2206°N / 87.6114°W
LOCATION · Tuscaloosa, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KTCL · 170 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KTCL 130153Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/18 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02060183

KTCL · day 13 at 01:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 6,498'
22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 6,498'
12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 4,000'
30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 4,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,170 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 +6°C

700FT
+530 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,500 1,000 -500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV170 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT37 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEKY (Bessemer Airport, Bessemer, elev 700 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+7%
-5%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+5%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%

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 · 10,574 FT KTCL ELEV · 170 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,574 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:53ZSUNRISE
17:38ZSOLAR NOON
23:22ZSUNSET
23:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:47Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 28m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:17Z MOONSET00:46Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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