// Station · 15m ago

KWAL

Wallops Flight Facility Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 9 kt

VIS 6.0 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27.2°C / 19.4°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 40 FT

37.9408°N / 75.4622°W

LOCATION · Wallops Island, US

WIND

200°9 kt

KWAL · 40 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/9

VIS

6.0 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 19

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 200°/9 kt. Visibility 6.0 SM and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: HZ. 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 KWAL 142154Z AUTO 20009KT 6SM HZ CLR 27/19 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02720194

KWAL · day 14 at 21:54 UTC · wind from 200° at 9 kt · visibility 6.0 SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 9 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

200°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

22★ HDG 220° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,748'

17 HDG 170° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT 4,808'

28 HDG 280° H2 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

10 HDG 100° T2 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

04 HDG 040° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

35 HDG 350° T8 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,040 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 +12°C

1,300FT

+1,260 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV40 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-131 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSHD (Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, Weyers Cave, elev 1,201 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,777 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:51ZSUNRISE

17:08ZSOLAR NOON

00:25ZSUNSET

00:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (2h 46m) DAY LENGTH14h 33m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE09:58Z MOONSET00:32Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KMFV

VFR

Accomack County Airport · Melfa

WIND: 280° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM SW
AGE: 14m ago

KSBY

VFR

Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport · Salisbury

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

KOXB

VFR

Ocean City Municipal Airport · Ocean City

WIND: 220° / 10 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

KCGE

VFR

Cambridge Dorchester Airport · Cambridge

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

KGED

VFR

Delaware Coastal Airport · Georgetown

WIND: 230° / 9 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

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