// Station · 16m ago

KTZR

Bolton Field

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,000 ft

T/Td 26°C / 17°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 905 FT

39.9012°N / 83.1369°W

LOCATION · Columbus, US

WIND

350°5 kt

KTZR · 905 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN050

LAYERS

BKN050 OVC070

T / Td

26 / 17

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,000 ft. Light winds at 350°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 5,000 ft, and overcast at 7,000 ft. 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 282250Z 35005KT 10SM BKN050 OVC070 26/17 A3012

KTZR · day 28 at 22:50 UTC · wind from 350° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 5,000 ft · overcast at 7,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

350°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

04★ HDG 040° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

22 HDG 220° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +12°C

2,200FT

+1,295 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV905 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT701 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 MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-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. 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC070

Overcast · base 7,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN050

Broken · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,036 ft VFR MARGIN+2,000 ft

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

10:58ZSUNRISE

17:35ZSOLAR NOON

00:12ZSUNSET

00:40ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:40Z (1h 34m) DAY LENGTH13h 14m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:40Z MOONSET12:55Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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