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// Station · 12m ago

KVGC

Hamilton Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 11 kt G20
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 17°C / 1°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 1,137 FT
42.8438°N / 75.5614°W
LOCATION · Hamilton, US
N
WIND
360°11 kt
KVGC · 1,137 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/11G20
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT055
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 1
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 360°/11 kt, gusting 20. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 5,500 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 KVGC 301915Z AUTO 36011G20KT 10SM SCT055 17/01 A3005 RMK AO2

KVGC · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 360° at 11 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,500 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 11 ktG20
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
360°11G20 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
35 HDG 350° H11 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,314'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
17 HDG 170° T11 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,137 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 +4°C

1,500FT
+363 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
2,600 1,350 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,137 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT1,004 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K01G (Perry-Warsaw Airport, Perry, elev 1,559 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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 · 9,723 FT SCT055 KVGC ELEV · 1,137 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT055
Scattered · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL9,723 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:28ZSUNRISE
17:01ZSOLAR NOON
00:33ZSUNSET
01:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:07Z (5h 40m) DAY LENGTH15h 04m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE20:55Z MOONSET12:00Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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