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// Station · 17m ago

KUDG

Darlington County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25.6°C / 23.3°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 192 FT
34.4494°N / 79.8901°W
LOCATION · Darlington, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KUDG · 192 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW050
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,000 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 KUDG 150156Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW050 26/23 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02560233 $

KUDG · day 15 at 01:56 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.8 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 2 ends
05 HDG 050° CALM 5,500'
23 HDG 230° CALM 5,500'
Pattern altitude: 1,192 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 +11°C

1,300FT
+1,108 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV192 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-12 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGMU (Greenville Downtown Airport, Greenville, elev 1,048 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,121 FT FEW050 KUDG ELEV · 192 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW050
Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,121 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:18ZSUNRISE
17:26ZSOLAR NOON
00:34ZSUNSET
01:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:03Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 15m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:33Z MOONSET00:48Z FULL MOON IN14 days

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

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