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// Station · 24m ago

KTZR

Bolton Field
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 905 FT
39.9012°N / 83.1369°W
LOCATION · Columbus, US
N
WIND
250°3 kt
KTZR · 905 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/3 kt. 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 KTZR 142147Z 25003KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A3015

KTZR · day 14 at 21:47 UTC · wind from 250° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
250°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
04 HDG 040° CALM 5,500'
22 HDG 220° CALM 5,500'
Pattern altitude: 1,905 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 +17°C

2,800FT
+1,895 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
3,100 2,000 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV905 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT672 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBLF (Mercer County Airport, Bluefield, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%

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 · 16,562 FT KTZR ELEV · 905 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,562 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:16ZSUNRISE
17:39ZSOLAR NOON
01:02ZSUNSET
01:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:33Z (3h 22m) DAY LENGTH14h 45m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:23Z MOONSET01:08Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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