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// Station · 18m ago

KVJI

Virginia Highlands Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 2,087 FT
36.6871°N / 82.0333°W
LOCATION · Abingdon, US
N
WIND
070°6 kt
KVJI · 2,087 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/6 kt. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KVJI 142155Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A3018 RMK AO2

KVJI · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 070° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
070°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
06 HDG 060° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
24 HDG 240° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 3,087 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 +17°C

3,800FT
+1,713 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
4,100 3,250 2,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,087 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT1,824 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSP (Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, elev 3,793 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+38%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,228 FT KVJI ELEV · 2,087 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,228 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:21ZSUNRISE
17:35ZSOLAR NOON
00:48ZSUNSET
01:18ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:18Z (3h 04m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:28Z MOONSET00:55Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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