// Station · 26m ago

KTRI

Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 240° / 6 kt

VIS 6.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 900 ft

T/Td 21.1°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.14 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 1,519 FT

36.4752°N / 82.4074°W

LOCATION · Blountville, US

WIND

240°6 kt

KTRI · 1,519 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/6

VIS

6.0 SM

CEILING

BKN009

LAYERS

BKN009 OVC038

T / Td

21 / 20

ALTIM

30.14"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Light winds at 240°/6 kt, visibility 6.0 SM, broken at 900 ft, and overcast at 3,800 ft. Reported weather: BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KTRI 111553Z 24006KT 6SM BR BKN009 OVC038 21/20 A3014 RMK AO2 RAB1458E08B30E48 SLP181 P0001 T02110200 $

KTRI · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 6 kt · visibility 6.0 SM · broken layer at 900 ft · overcast at 3,800 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

240°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23★ HDG 230° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,000'

27 HDG 270° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT 4,443'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

09 HDG 090° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

05 HDG 050° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,519 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 +9°C

2,300FT

+781 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,519 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT1,298 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

OVC038

Overcast · base 3,800 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN009

Broken · base 900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,176 ft VFR MARGIN-2,100 ft

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

10:21ZSUNRISE

17:36ZSOLAR NOON

00:50ZSUNSET

01:20ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:20Z (9h 01m) DAY LENGTH14h 29m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:49Z MOONSET22:18Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KVJI

IFR

Virginia Highlands Airport · Abingdon

WIND: 220° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC005
DIST: 22 NM NE
AGE: 4m ago

KGCY

VFR

Greeneville Municipal Airport · Greeneville

WIND: 170° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM SW
AGE: 24m ago

KLNP

MVFR

Lonesome Pine Airport · Wise

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN011
DIST: 31 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

K0VG

MVFR

Lee County Airport · Jonesville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN019
DIST: 41 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

KGEV

VFR

Ashe County Airport · Jefferson

WIND: 230° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC100
DIST: 48 NM E
AGE: 24m ago

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