// Station · 8h 50m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

MWCB

Charles Kirkconnell International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 8 FT

19.6870°N / 79.8828°W

LOCATION · West End, KY

WIND

120°10 kt

MWCB · 8 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 02Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW016

T / Td

29 / 25

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 120°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,600 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 MWCB 270200Z 12010KT 9999 FEW016 29/25 Q1014

MWCB · day 27 at 02:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

120°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

09★ HDG 090° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

27 HDG 270° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,008 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 +14°C

1,700FT

+1,692 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV8 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-15 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,692 ft above MWCB's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

FEW016

Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,654 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:42ZSUNRISE

17:18ZSOLAR NOON

23:54ZSUNSET

00:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:18Z (13h 27m) DAY LENGTH13h 11m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:24Z MOONSET08:36Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

MKJS

VFR

Sangster International Airport · Montego Bay

WIND: 100° / 3 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW022
DIST: 132 NM SE
AGE: 50m ago

// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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