// Station · 14m ago

RJKI

Kikai Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 140° / 11 kt G21

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,900 ft

T/Td 29°C / 27°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 21 FT

28.3213°N / 129.9280°E

LOCATION · Kikai, JP

WIND

140°11 kt

RJKI · 21 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/11G21

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN019

LAYERS

FEW016 BKN019 BKN029

T / Td

29 / 27

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,900 ft. Moderate winds at 140°/11 kt, gusting 21, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,600 ft, broken at 1,900 ft, and broken at 2,900 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR RJKI 111500Z AUTO 14011G21KT 100V160 9999 FEW016 BKN019 BKN029 29/27 Q1010

RJKI · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 11 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · broken layer at 1,900 ft · broken layer at 2,900 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 11 ktG21

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°11G21 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H4 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,307'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T4 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 +14°C

1,800FT

+1,779 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT116 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

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

BKN029

Broken · base 2,900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN019

Broken · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW016

Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,667 ft VFR MARGIN-1,100 ft

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

20:32ZSUNRISE

03:26ZSOLAR NOON

10:21ZSUNSET

10:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING19h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:47Z (19h 33m) DAY LENGTH13h 49m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:58Z MOONSET07:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

RJKA

MVFR

Amami Airport · Amami

WIND: 150° / 17 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: BKN027
DIST: 13 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

RJKB

MVFR

Okinoerabu Airport · Wadomari

WIND: 170° / 18 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: BKN017
DIST: 84 NM SW
AGE: 14m ago

RORY

MVFR

Yoron Airport · Yoron

WIND: 160° / 22 ktG32
VIS: 3.7 SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 112 NM SW
AGE: 14m ago

RJFG

LIFR

New Tanegashima Airport · Tanegashima

WIND: 130° / 11 kt
VIS: 3.7 SM
CEILING: OVC001
DIST: 148 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

RODE

MVFR

Iejima Auxiliary Air Base · Ie

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: OVC019
DIST: 150 NM SW
AGE: 15m ago

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