// Station · 12m ago

RORS

Shimojishima Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 170° / 28 kt G46

VIS 3.7 SM

CEILING OVC at 2,700 ft

T/Td 28°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.53 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 54 FT

24.8267°N / 125.1450°E

LOCATION · Miyakojima, JP

WIND

170°28 kt

RORS · 54 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/28G46

VIS

3.7 SM

CEILING

OVC027

LAYERS

FEW016 SCT023 OVC027

T / Td

28 / 26

ALTIM

29.53"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,700 ft. Strong winds at 170°/28 kt, gusting 46, visibility 3.7 SM, a few at 1,600 ft, scattered at 2,300 ft, and overcast at 2,700 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 RORS 111600Z AUTO 17028G46KT 6000 -RA FEW016 SCT023 OVC027 28/26 Q1000

RORS · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 28 kt, gusts to 46 kt · visibility 3.7 SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · overcast at 2,700 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.53" Hg · weather: -RA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 28 ktG46

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°28G46 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H28 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 9,842'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T28 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,054 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

2,100FT

+2,046 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV54 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT444 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

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC027

Overcast · base 2,700 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT023

Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW016

Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,195 ft VFR MARGIN-300 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)

20:58ZSUNRISE

03:46ZSOLAR NOON

10:33ZSUNSET

10:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:58Z (18h 46m) DAY LENGTH13h 34m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:26Z MOONSET08:01Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

ROMY

MVFR

Miyako Airport · Miyakojima

WIND: 170° / 25 ktG37
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 9 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

RORT

MVFR

Tarama Airport · Tarama

WIND: 170° / 26 ktG37
VIS: 3.1 SM
CEILING: BKN021
DIST: 28 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

ROIG

MVFR

New Ishigaki Airport · Ishigaki

WIND: 180° / 24 ktG37
VIS: 4.3 SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 56 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

ROYN

MVFR

Yonaguni Airport · Yonaguni

WIND: 190° / 26 ktG42
VIS: 4.3 SM
CEILING: BKN017
DIST: 120 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

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