// Station · 2h 13m ago · STALE

KVAD

Moody Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24°C / 23.1°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 233 FT

30.9678°N / 83.1930°W

LOCATION · Valdosta, US

WIND

210°3 kt

KVAD · 233 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW032 SCT170

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,200 ft, and scattered at 17,000 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 KVAD 111055Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM FEW032 SCT170 24/23 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T02400231 $

KVAD · day 11 at 10:55 UTC · wind from 210° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,200 ft · scattered layer at 17,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

210°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

19L HDG 190° —CALM —— 9,300'

01R HDG 010° —CALM —— 9,300'

19R HDG 190° —CALM —— 8,002'

01L HDG 010° —CALM —— 8,002'

Pattern altitude: 1,233 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

1,100FT

+867 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV233 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT29 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMGE (Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, elev 1,068 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

SCT170

Scattered · base 17,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW032

Few · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER17,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,354 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:38ZSUNRISE

17:39ZSOLAR NOON

00:40ZSUNSET

01:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:07Z (11h 59m) DAY LENGTH14h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:00Z MOONSET22:01Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KVLD

VFR

Valdosta Regional Airport · Valdosta

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 12 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

KTMA

VFR

Henry Tift Myers Airport · Tifton

WIND: 250° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM NW
AGE: 13m ago

KTVI

VFR

Thomasville Regional Airport · Thomasville

WIND: 260° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

K24J

VFR

Suwannee County Airport · Live Oak

WIND: CALM
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 41 NM S
AGE: 13m ago

KFZG

VFR

Fitzgerald Municipal Airport · Fitzgerald

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

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