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RJFR

Kitakyushu Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26°C / 25°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 21 FT
33.8459°N / 131.0350°E
LOCATION · Kitakyushu, JP
N
WIND
050°13 kt
RJFR · 21 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/13
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW008
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 25
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 050°/13 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 800 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 RJFR 111300Z 05013KT 9999 FEW008 26/25 Q1013

RJFR · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 800 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 13 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
050°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
36 HDG 360° H8 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,202'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
18 HDG 180° T8 kt X10 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,021 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 +11°C

1,400FT
+1,379 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
1,900 1,500 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT27 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at RJOA (Hiroshima Airport, Hiroshima, elev 1,088 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,152 FT FEW008 RJFR ELEV · 21 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW008
Few · base 800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,152 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+9)

20:14ZSUNRISE
03:22ZSOLAR NOON
10:30ZSUNSET
10:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:58Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:37Z MOONSET07:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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