// Station · 7m ago
KVGC
Hamilton Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 17°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 1,137 FT
42.8438°N / 75.5614°W
LOCATION · Hamilton, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KVGC · 1,137 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 17
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KVGC 142255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 31/17 A2991 RMK AO2
KVGC · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
5,314'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
5,314'
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 +18°C
3,300FT
+2,163 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,137 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,143 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEV
(Ashe County Airport, Jefferson, elev 3,180 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:37ZSUNRISE
17:09ZSOLAR NOON
00:40ZSUNSET
01:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 38m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:15Z (2h 12m)
DAY LENGTH15h 03m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE09:45Z
MOONSET00:49Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOIC
VFR
Lt Warren Eaton Airport · Norwich
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
KRME
VFR
Griffiss International Airport · Rome
- WIND
- 300° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSYR
VFR
Syracuse Hancock International Airport · Syracuse
- WIND
- 260° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 29 NM NW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KN03
VFR
Cortland County Chase Field · Cortland
- WIND
- 250° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM SW
- AGE
- 7m ago
K6B9
VFR
Skaneateles Aero Drome · Skaneateles
- WIND
- 260° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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