// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KPMD
VFR
Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport · Palmdale
- WIND
- 170° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 9 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KMHV
VFR
Mojave Air & Space Port · Mojave
- WIND
- 080° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT270
- DIST
- 19 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
KEDW
VFR
Edwards Air Force Base · Edwards
- WIND
- 220° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM NE
- AGE
- 1h 8m ago
KTSP
VFR
Tehachapi Municipal Airport · Tehachapi
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM NW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KBUR
MVFR
→
VFR
16Z
Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope Airport · Burbank
- WIND
- 140° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 4.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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