// Station · 16m ago

RJSS

Sendai Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 24°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 15 FT

38.1397°N / 140.9170°E

LOCATION · Natori, JP

WIND

190°6 kt

RJSS · 15 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/6 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 RJSS 111400Z AUTO 19006KT 9999 NSC 24/23 Q1012

RJSS · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

190°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,940'

27 HDG 270° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

09 HDG 090° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,015 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 +9°C

1,100FT

+1,085 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV15 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT51 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

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 LEVEL12,136 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

19:23ZSUNRISE

02:42ZSOLAR NOON

10:02ZSUNSET

10:33ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:33Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 39m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE16:47Z MOONSET07:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

RJSF

MVFR

Fukushima Airport · Sukagawa

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: OVC027
DIST: 59 NM SW
AGE: 16m ago

RJSN

VFR

Niigata Airport · Niigata

WIND: 160° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC150
DIST: 86 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

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