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// KWAL · Wallops Flight Facility Airport · Wallops Island

// Station · 33m ago

KWAL

Wallops Flight Facility Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 12 kt G21
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.2°C / 5.6°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 40 FT
37.9408°N / 75.4622°W
LOCATION · Wallops Island, US
N
WIND
320°12 kt
KWAL · 40 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/12G21
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.92"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 320°/12 kt, gusting 21. 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 301854Z AUTO 32012G21KT 10SM CLR 22/06 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T02220056

KWAL · day 30 at 18:54 UTC · wind from 320° at 12 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 12 ktG21
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
320°12G21 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
35★ HDG 350° H10 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,808'
28 HDG 280° H9 kt X8 kt RIGHT 8,005'
04 HDG 040° H2 kt X12 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 57%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
22 HDG 220° T2 kt X12 kt RIGHT —
10 HDG 100° T9 kt X8 kt LEFT —
17 HDG 170° T10 kt X6 kt RIGHT —
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 +7°C

900FT
+860 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
1,400 800 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV40 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT37 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KW45 (Luray Caverns Airport, Luray, elev 902 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+9%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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 · 11,252 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 LEVEL11,252 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:43ZSUNRISE
17:00ZSOLAR NOON
00:18ZSUNSET
00:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 51m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:48Z (5h 21m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:09Z MOONSET11:44Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KSBY
VFR
Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport · Salisbury
WIND
340° / 18 ktG26
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
24 NM N
AGE
33m ago
KOXB
VFR
Ocean City Municipal Airport · Ocean City
WIND
010° / 14 ktG29
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
FEW002
DIST
27 NM NE
AGE
34m ago
KCGE
VFR
Cambridge Dorchester Airport · Cambridge
WIND
320° / 15 ktG21
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
45 NM NW
AGE
12m ago
KGED
VFR
Delaware Coastal Airport · Georgetown
WIND
010° / 16 ktG25
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
FEW060
DIST
45 NM N
AGE
33m ago
KNUI
VFR
Naval Outlying Landing Field Webster · St Inigoes
WIND
020° / 8 ktG16
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
47 NM W
AGE
34m ago

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