// Station · 50m ago

RJFT

Kumamoto Airport

CAT IFR

WIND VRB / 1 kt

VIS 3.1 SM

CEILING BKN at 500 ft

T/Td 23°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.59 inHg

WX -SHRA BR

ELEV 642 FT

32.8373°N / 130.8550°E

LOCATION · Kumamoto, JP

WIND

VRB1 kt

RJFT · 642 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/1

VIS

3.1 SM

CEILING

BKN005

LAYERS

FEW001 BKN005 BKN020

T / Td

23 / 22

ALTIM

29.59"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 500 ft. Light winds at variable/1 kt, visibility 3.1 SM, a few at 100 ft, broken at 500 ft, and broken at 2,000 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR RJFT 270900Z VRB01KT 5000 -SHRA BR FEW001 BKN005 BKN020 23/22 Q1002

RJFT · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind variable at 1 kt · visibility 3.1 SM · a few clouds at 100 ft · broken layer at 500 ft · broken layer at 2,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.59" Hg · weather: -SHRA BR

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 1 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB1 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 9,840'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 9,840'

Pattern altitude: 1,642 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 +10°C

2,200FT

+1,558 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV642 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT973 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

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN020

Broken · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN005

Broken · base 500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW001

Few · base 100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,258 ft VFR MARGIN-2,500 ft

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

20:12ZSUNRISE

03:15ZSOLAR NOON

10:17ZSUNSET

10:45ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:45Z (54m) DAY LENGTH14h 04m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE04:53Z MOONSET18:58Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

RJFS

IFR

Kyushu Saga International Airport · Saga

WIND: 130° / 7 kt
VIS: 2.8 SM
CEILING: BKN007
DIST: 34 NM NW
AGE: 50m ago

RJFU

IFR

Nagasaki Airport · Nagasaki

WIND: 190° / 5 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: BKN007
DIST: 48 NM W
AGE: 50m ago

RJFF

MVFR

Fukuoka Airport · Fukuoka

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN030
DIST: 49 NM NW
AGE: 20m ago

RJFO

VFR

Oita Airport · Oita

WIND: VRB / 1 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 59 NM NE
AGE: 50m ago

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