// Station · 6m ago
KZER
Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 13 kt G18
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 1,729 FT
40.7065°N / 76.3731°W
LOCATION · Pottsville, US
WIND
250°13 kt
KZER · 1,729 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/13G18
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 18
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 250°/13 kt, gusting 18. 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 KZER 142115Z AUTO 25013G18KT 10SM CLR 30/18 A3011 RMK AO2
KZER · day 14 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 250° at 13 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 13 ktG18
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
250°13G18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H11 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 2,523'
29
HDG 290°
H10 kt
X8 kt LEFT
5,101'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
11
HDG 110°
T10 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
04
HDG 040°
T11 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,729 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 +18°C
3,700FT
+1,971 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,729 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT1,537 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSP
(Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, elev 3,793 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%
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-5)
09:47ZSUNRISE
17:12ZSOLAR NOON
00:37ZSUNSET
01:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 15m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (3h 48m)
DAY LENGTH14h 50m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE09:52Z
MOONSET00:42Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KN79
VFR
Northumberland County Airport · Shamokin
- WIND
- 230° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KMUI
VFR
Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) Airport · Fort Indiantown Gap(Annville)
- WIND
- 240° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 19 NM SW
- AGE
- 26m ago
KSEG
VFR
Penn Valley Airport · Selinsgrove
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM W
- AGE
- 28m ago
KHZL
VFR
Hazleton Municipal Airport · Hazleton
- WIND
- 230° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KRDG
VFR
Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field) · Reading
- WIND
- 240° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SE
- AGE
- 27m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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