// Station · 9m ago

RJFT

Kumamoto Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 642 FT

32.8373°N / 130.8550°E

LOCATION · Kumamoto, JP

WIND

050°5 kt

RJFT · 642 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 22

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 050°/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 RJFT 111500Z AUTO 05005KT 9999 NCD 27/22 Q1014

RJFT · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

050°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,840'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

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 +13°C

2,200FT

+1,558 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV642 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT619 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 · 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 LEVEL14,278 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:18ZSUNRISE

03:23ZSOLAR NOON

10:28ZSUNSET

10:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING19h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:56Z (19h 47m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:44Z MOONSET07:54Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

RJFS

VFR

Kyushu Saga International Airport · Saga

WIND: 150° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 34 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

RJFF

VFR

Fukuoka Airport · Fukuoka

WIND: 150° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

RJFO

VFR

Oita Airport · Oita

WIND: 190° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 59 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

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