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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,900 3,050 2,200
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,881 FT KZER ELEV · 1,729 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,881 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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