// Station · 17m ago
KW96
New Kent County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.5°C / 18.9°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 123 FT
37.5032°N / 77.1255°W
LOCATION · Quinton, US
WIND
220°4 kt
KW96 · 123 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 19
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 220°/4 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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METAR KW96 142155Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A3010 RMK AO1 T03050189
KW96 · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 220° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
220°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
10
HDG 100°
—CALM
——
3,600'
28
HDG 280°
—CALM
——
3,600'
Pattern altitude: 1,123 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 +15°C
1,800FT
+1,677 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV123 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT-60 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI
(Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:59ZSUNRISE
17:15ZSOLAR NOON
00:31ZSUNSET
01:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:01Z (2h 49m)
DAY LENGTH14h 31m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:06Z
MOONSET00:37Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRIC
VFR
Richmond International Airport · Richmond
- WIND
- 170° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 9 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KFYJ
VFR
Middle Peninsula Regional Airport · Shacklefords
- WIND
- 220° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM E
- AGE
- 17m ago
KOFP
VFR
Hanover County Municipal Airport · Hanover
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KFCI
VFR
Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport · North Chesterfield
- WIND
- 240° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
KXSA
VFR
Tappahannock-Essex County Airport · Tappahannock
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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