// Station · 15m ago

RJNK

Komatsu Airport / JASDF Komatsu Air Base

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 36 FT

36.3934°N / 136.4069°E

LOCATION · Kanazawa, JP

WIND

VRB2 kt

RJNK · 36 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW050

T / Td

26 / 24

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 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 RJNK 111500Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW050 BKN/// 26/24 Q1012

RJNK · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

06T HDG 060° —CALM —— 8,876'

24T HDG 240° —CALM —— 8,876'

Pattern altitude: 1,036 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 +11°C

1,400FT

+1,364 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV36 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT72 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at RJSF (Fukushima Airport, Sukagawa, elev 1,221 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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

// 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 LEVEL13,167 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

19:46ZSUNRISE

03:01ZSOLAR NOON

10:15ZSUNSET

10:45ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:45Z (19h 29m) DAY LENGTH14h 28m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:12Z MOONSET07:41Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of RJNK.

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