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// KWAL · Wallops Flight Facility Airport · Wallops Island

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KWAL

Wallops Flight Facility Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17.2°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 40 FT
37.9408°N / 75.4622°W
LOCATION · Wallops Island, US
N
WIND
270°4 kt
KWAL · 40 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KWAL 130054Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01720156 $

KWAL · day 13 at 00:54 UTC · wind from 270° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
270°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 8,748'
22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 8,748'
10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 8,005'
28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 8,005'
17 HDG 170° —CALM —— 4,808'
35 HDG 350° —CALM —— 4,808'
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 +2°C

300FT
+260 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV40 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT28 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KIAD (Washington Dulles International Airport, Dulles, elev 312 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,727 FT KWAL ELEV · 40 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL8,727 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:08ZSUNRISE
16:49ZSOLAR NOON
22:30ZSUNSET
22:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:55Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:56Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 21m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE12:31Z MOONSET23:53Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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