// 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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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
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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
// 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
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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