// Station · 6m ago

RJCK

Kushiro Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 20°C / 19°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 327 FT

43.0410°N / 144.1930°E

LOCATION · Kushiro, JP

WIND

320°5 kt

RJCK · 327 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

20 / 19

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 320°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM 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 RJCK 111300Z AUTO 32005KT 9999 NSC 20/19 Q1009

RJCK · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

320°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

35★ HDG 350° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,202'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

17 HDG 170° T4 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,327 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 +6°C

1,200FT

+873 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV327 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT451 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at RJEC (Asahikawa Airport, Higashikagura, elev 721 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,428 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+10)

18:54ZSUNRISE

02:29ZSOLAR NOON

10:04ZSUNSET

10:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:39Z (past) DAY LENGTH15h 09m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE16:16Z MOONSET07:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of RJCK.

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