// Station · 1h 4m ago · STALE

ROMD

Minamidaito Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 160° / 8 kt

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 2,700 ft

T/Td 28°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 167 FT

25.8465°N / 131.2630°E

LOCATION · Minamidaito, JP

WIND

160°8 kt

ROMD · 167 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/8

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

BKN027

LAYERS

FEW013 SCT021 BKN027

T / Td

28 / 26

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,700 ft. Moderate winds at 160°/8 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, a few at 1,300 ft, scattered at 2,100 ft, and broken at 2,700 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 ROMD 111500Z AUTO 16008KT 120V190 8000 FEW013 SCT021 BKN027 28/26 Q1011

ROMD · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 8 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · a few clouds at 1,300 ft · scattered layer at 2,100 ft · broken layer at 2,700 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

20★ HDG 200° H6 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,921'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

02 HDG 020° T6 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,167 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 +13°C

1,800FT

+1,633 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV167 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT232 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)

BKN027

Broken · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT021

Scattered · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW013

Few · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,308 ft VFR MARGIN-300 ft

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

20:32ZSUNRISE

03:21ZSOLAR NOON

10:10ZSUNSET

10:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:36Z (18h 31m) DAY LENGTH13h 38m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:59Z MOONSET07:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

RORK

VFR

Kitadaito Airport · Kitadaitōjima

WIND: 140° / 16 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: BKN032
DIST: 7 NM NE
AGE: 1h 4m ago

RJKI

MVFR

Kikai Airport · Kikai

WIND: 140° / 11 ktG21
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN019
DIST: 165 NM NW
AGE: 1h 4m ago

RJKB

MVFR

Okinoerabu Airport · Wadomari

WIND: 170° / 18 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: BKN017
DIST: 167 NM NW
AGE: 1h 4m ago

RORY

MVFR

Yoron Airport · Yoron

WIND: 160° / 22 ktG32
VIS: 3.7 SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 170 NM NW
AGE: 1h 4m ago

RJKA

MVFR

Amami Airport · Amami

WIND: 150° / 17 kt
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: BKN027
DIST: 176 NM NW
AGE: 1h 4m ago

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