// Station · 55m ago

RODN

Kadena Air Base

CAT MVFR

WIND 220° / 17 kt

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 2,800 ft

T/Td 28°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.72 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 143 FT

26.3517°N / 127.7694°E

LOCATION · Okinawa, JP

WIND

220°17 kt

RODN · 143 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

220°/17

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

BKN028

LAYERS

BKN028 BKN150

T / Td

28 / 26

ALTIM

29.72"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,800 ft. Brisk winds at 220°/17 kt, visibility 8.0 SM, broken at 2,800 ft, and broken at 15,000 ft. Reported weather: HZ. 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 RODN 270855Z 22017KT 8SM HZ BKN028 BKN150 28/26 A2972 RMK AO2A SLP065 T02800260 55004 FZRANO $

RODN · day 27 at 08:55 UTC · wind from 220° at 17 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · broken layer at 2,800 ft · broken layer at 15,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.72" Hg · weather: HZ · sea-level pressure 1006.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 17 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

220°17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23R★ HDG 230° H17 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,100'

23L HDG 230° H17 kt X3 kt LEFT 12,100'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05L HDG 050° T17 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

05R HDG 050° T17 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,143 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

2,000FT

+1,857 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV143 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT341 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

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN150

Broken · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN028

Broken · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER15,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,284 ft VFR MARGIN-200 ft

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

20:39ZSUNRISE

03:27ZSOLAR NOON

10:15ZSUNSET

10:41ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:41Z (51m) DAY LENGTH13h 36m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE05:19Z MOONSET18:56Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

ROTM

MVFR

Futenma Marine Corps Air Station

WIND: 230° / 14 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC023
DIST: 5 NM S
AGE: 28m ago

ROAH

MVFR

Naha International Airport · Naha

WIND: 220° / 14 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: BKN030
DIST: 12 NM SW
AGE: 20m ago

RORY

MVFR

Yoron Airport · Yoron

WIND: 220° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN028
DIST: 54 NM NE
AGE: 50m ago

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