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// Station · 28m ago

KWJF

General William J Fox Airfield
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33.3°C / 4.4°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 2,351 FT
34.7411°N / 118.2190°W
LOCATION · Lancaster, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KWJF · 2,351 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 4
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 111656Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 33/04 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP117 T03330044 $

KWJF · day 11 at 16:56 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
06 HDG 060° CALM 7,201'
24 HDG 240° CALM 7,201'
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 +23°C

5,100FT
+2,749 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
6,100 4,800 3,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,351 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT2,310 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBLU (Blue Canyon Nyack Airport, Emigrant Gap, elev 5,284 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+51%
-36%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+36%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%

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 · 19,169 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 LEVEL19,169 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:49ZSUNRISE
19:59ZSOLAR NOON
03:09ZSUNSET
03:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:38Z (10h 13m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE10:19Z MOONSET00:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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