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// Station · 57m ago

KWJF

General William J Fox Airfield
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 4,400 ft
T/Td 11.1°C / 6.7°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 2,351 FT
34.7411°N / 118.2190°W
LOCATION · Lancaster, US
N
WIND
240°10 kt
KWJF · 2,351 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN044
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN044 OVC060
 
 
 
T / Td
11 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.77"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,400 ft. Moderate winds at 240°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 4,400 ft, and overcast at 6,000 ft. 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 271056Z AUTO 24010KT 10SM BKN044 OVC060 11/07 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP074 T01110067

KWJF · day 27 at 10:56 UTC · wind from 240° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 4,400 ft · overcast at 6,000 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
240°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
24 HDG 240° H10 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 7,201'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
06 HDG 060° T10 kt X0 kt
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 +1°C

2,600FT
+249 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,800 3,100 2,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,351 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT2,499 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPMD (Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport, Palmdale, elev 2,543 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,957 FT BKN044 · CEILING OVC060 KWJF ELEV · 2,351 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC060
Overcast · base 6,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN044
Broken · base 4,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,957 ft VFR MARGIN+1,400 ft

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

12:44ZSUNRISE
19:51ZSOLAR NOON
02:58ZSUNSET
03:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:27Z (15h 33m) DAY LENGTH14h 14m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:29Z MOONSET11:43Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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