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// Station · 7m ago

KWJF

General William J Fox Airfield
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 6.1°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 2,351 FT
34.7411°N / 118.2190°W
LOCATION · Lancaster, US
N
WIND
250°10 kt
KWJF · 2,351 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/10 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 KWJF 111456Z 25010KT 10SM CLR 29/06 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP112 T02940061 50007 $

KWJF · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · wind from 250° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
250°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
24 HDG 240° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,201'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
06 HDG 060° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 3,351 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 +19°C

4,600FT
+2,249 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
6,100 4,800 3,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,351 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT2,328 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KO59 (Cedarville Airport, Cedarville, elev 4,623 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+46%
-32%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+32%
-21%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-14%

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 · 17,199 FT KWJF ELEV · 2,351 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,199 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:49ZSUNRISE
19:59ZSOLAR NOON
03:09ZSUNSET
03:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:38Z (12h 34m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:15Z MOONSET00:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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