// Station · 7m ago

KVAY

South Jersey Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 15 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 20°C / 5.6°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 53 FT

39.9429°N / 74.8457°W

LOCATION · Lumberton, US

WIND

010°15 kt

KVAY · 53 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/15G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

BKN060

T / Td

20 / 6

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Brisk winds at 010°/15 kt, gusting 22, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken 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 KVAY 302054Z AUTO 01015G22KT 10SM BKN060 20/06 A2998 RMK AO2 PK WND 04028/2000 SLP153 T02000056 53015

KVAY · day 30 at 20:54 UTC · wind from 010° at 15 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 15 ktG22

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

010°15G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

08★ HDG 080° H5 kt X14 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,881'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T5 kt X14 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,053 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 +5°C

600FT

+547 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV53 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT-9 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K12N (Aeroflex-Andover Airport, Andover, elev 583 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL10,154 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

09:35ZSUNRISE

16:58ZSOLAR NOON

00:21ZSUNSET

00:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:53Z (3h 52m) DAY LENGTH14h 46m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:04Z MOONSET11:51Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KPNE

VFR

Northeast Philadelphia Airport · Philadelphia

WIND: 020° / 14 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT060
DIST: 11 NM NW
AGE: 7m ago

KPHL

VFR

Philadelphia International Airport · Philadelphia

WIND: 010° / 17 ktG29
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 19 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

KTTN

VFR

Trenton Mercer Airport · Ewing Township

WIND: 020° / 16 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 20 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KLOM

VFR

Wings Field · Philadelphia

WIND: 010° / 8 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 23 NM NW
AGE: 6m ago

KMJX

VFR

Ocean County Airport · Toms River

WIND: 030° / 18 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT050
DIST: 25 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

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