// Station · 18m ago

KXLL

Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 6 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 6,000 ft

T/Td 18°C / 6°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 399 FT

40.5701°N / 75.4868°W

LOCATION · Allentown, US

WIND

020°6 kt

KXLL · 399 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/6G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC060

LAYERS

OVC060

T / Td

18 / 6

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Light winds at 020°/6 kt, gusting 15, visibility better than 10 statute miles, 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 KXLL 301955Z AUTO 02006G15KT 10SM OVC060 18/06 A3000 RMK AO2 TSNO

KXLL · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 6 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 6,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 6 ktG15

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

020°6G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

07★ HDG 070° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,950'

33 HDG 330° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 3,160'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

25 HDG 250° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

15 HDG 150° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,399 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 +4°C

800FT

+401 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV399 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT317 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRVL (Mifflin County Airport, Reedsville, elev 819 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+8%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+3%

-2%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC060

Overcast · base 6,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,490 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

09:35ZSUNRISE

17:00ZSOLAR NOON

00:26ZSUNSET

00:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:58Z (4h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 50m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:03Z MOONSET11:54Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KABE

VFR

Lehigh Valley International Airport · Allentown/Bethlehem

WIND: 010° / 14 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 5 NM N
AGE: 22m ago

KUKT

VFR

Quakertown Airport · Quakertown

WIND: 350° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT060
DIST: 9 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

KCKZ

VFR

Pennridge Airport · Perkasie

WIND: 360° / 11 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC055
DIST: 14 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

K22N

VFR

Jake Arner Memorial Airport · Lehighton

WIND: 360° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC060
DIST: 19 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

KPTW

VFR

Heritage Field · Pottstown

WIND: 360° / 10 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 20 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

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