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// Station · 57m ago

KTCM

McChord Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 7.4°C / 6.3°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 322 FT
47.1377°N / 122.4760°W
LOCATION · Tacoma, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KTCM · 322 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
7 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.95"
 
 
 

// 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 KTCM 271055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/06 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP146 T00740063 $

KTCM · day 27 at 10:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 7°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.6 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
16 HDG 160° CALM 10,108'
34 HDG 340° CALM 10,108'
160 HDG 160° CALM 3,000'
340 HDG 340° CALM 3,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,322 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 -7°C

-600FT
-922 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
900 50 -800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV322 FT OAT+7°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT290 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRM (Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, Palm Springs, elev -115 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

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 · 4,059 FT KTCM ELEV · 322 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL4,059 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:23ZSUNRISE
20:08ZSOLAR NOON
03:53ZSUNSET
04:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:31Z (16h 39m) DAY LENGTH15h 30m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:08Z MOONSET12:38Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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