// Station · 12m ago

KUZA

Rock Hill - York County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.9°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 666 FT

34.9878°N / 81.0572°W

LOCATION · Rock Hill, US

WIND

VRB3 kt

KUZA · 666 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT045 SCT060

T / Td

29 / 20

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,500 ft, and scattered at 6,000 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 KUZA 142254Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM SCT045 SCT060 29/20 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02890200

KUZA · day 14 at 22:54 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,500 ft · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 5,500'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 5,500'

Pattern altitude: 1,666 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 +15°C

2,300FT

+1,634 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV666 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT483 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)

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT045

Scattered · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,262 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:22ZSUNRISE

17:31ZSOLAR NOON

00:40ZSUNSET

01:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (2h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 18m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:30Z MOONSET00:48Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KAKH

VFR

Gastonia Municipal Airport · Gastonia

WIND: 050° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT060
DIST: 14 NM N
AGE: 1h 12m ago

KDCM

VFR

Chester Catawba Regional Airport · Chester

WIND: 010° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 14 NM SW
AGE: 31m ago

KCLT

VFR

Charlotte Douglas International Airport · Charlotte

WIND: 060° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 15 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

KLKR

VFR

Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field · Lancaster

WIND: 050° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 19 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

KEQY

VFR

Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport · Monroe

WIND: 030° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

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