// Station · 15m ago

RJOI

Iwakuni Kintaikyo Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.7°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 7 FT

34.1463°N / 132.2472°E

LOCATION · Iwakuni, JP

WIND

VRB5 kt

RJOI · 7 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW025

T / Td

27 / 22

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,500 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 RJOI 111456Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW025 27/22 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 T02670222 403220244 51004 $

RJOI · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 8,000'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 8,000'

02R HDG 020° —CALM —— 1,200'

20L HDG 200° —CALM —— 1,200'

Pattern altitude: 1,007 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 +12°C

1,400FT

+1,393 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV7 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-34 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at RJOA (Hiroshima Airport, Hiroshima, elev 1,088 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)

FEW025

Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,492 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:09ZSUNRISE

03:17ZSOLAR NOON

10:25ZSUNSET

10:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING19h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:54Z (19h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:35Z MOONSET07:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

RJOM

VFR

Matsuyama Airport · Matsuyama

WIND: VRB / 1 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

RJOA

VFR

Hiroshima Airport · Hiroshima

WIND: 300° / 5 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 38 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

RJFO

VFR

Oita Airport · Oita

WIND: 190° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 47 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

RJDC

VFR

Yamaguchi Ube Airport · Ube

WIND: 060° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

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