// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KGRF
VFR
Gray Army Air Field · Fort Lewis/Tacoma
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM SW
- AGE
- 57m ago
KTIW
VFR
Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN035
- DIST
- 9 NM NW
- AGE
- 59m ago
KSEA
VFR
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · Seattle
- WIND
- 310° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT250
- DIST
- 20 NM N
- AGE
- 59m ago
KOLM
VFR
Olympia Regional Airport · Olympia
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW003
- DIST
- 20 NM SW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KPWT
IFR
→
VFR
12Z
Bremerton National Airport · Bremerton
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 1.3 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM NW
- AGE
- 2m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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