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// Station · 13m ago

RJFS

Kyushu Saga International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31°C / 25°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 6 FT
33.1497°N / 130.3020°E
LOCATION · Saga, JP
N
WIND
160°11 kt
RJFS · 6 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/11
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW050
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 25
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.88"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/11 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 5,000 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 RJFS 111400Z 16011KT 9999 FEW050 31/25 Q1012

RJFS · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
160°11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
11 HDG 110° H7 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,562'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
29 HDG 290° T7 kt X8 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,006 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 +16°C

2,000FT
+1,994 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
2,700 1,950 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT42 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at RJAF (Shinshu-Matsumoto Airport, Matsumoto, elev 2,182 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 15,663 FT FEW050 RJFS ELEV · 6 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW050
Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,663 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:19ZSUNRISE
03:25ZSOLAR NOON
10:31ZSUNSET
10:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:59Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 12m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:43Z MOONSET07:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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