From d36a6999e28c135868170b652460c81a085f1bd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tanner Collin <git@tannercollin.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 18:16:26 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] fix: Correctly parse AUTO as automated observation indicator

Co-authored-by: aider (gemini/gemini-2.5-pro) <aider@aider.chat>
---
 metar.html | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/metar.html b/metar.html
index 9aca05d..3813440 100644
--- a/metar.html
+++ b/metar.html
@@ -743,7 +743,11 @@
 
             while(index < parts.length && !preambleEnded) {
                 const part = parts[index];
-                if (part.length === 4 && part.match(/^[A-Z][A-Z0-9]{3}$/)) {
+                if (part === 'AUTO') {
+                    airportTimeAutoRaw.push(part);
+                    airportTimeAutoDecoded.push("AUTO: Fully automated observation");
+                    index++;
+                } else if (part.length === 4 && part.match(/^[A-Z][A-Z0-9]{3}$/)) {
                     airportTimeAutoRaw.push(part);
                     airportTimeAutoDecoded.push(decodeAirport(part, metarString));
                     index++;
@@ -751,10 +755,6 @@
                     airportTimeAutoRaw.push(part);
                     airportTimeAutoDecoded.push(decodeTime(part));
                     index++;
-                } else if (part === 'AUTO') {
-                    airportTimeAutoRaw.push(part);
-                    airportTimeAutoDecoded.push("AUTO: Fully automated observation");
-                    index++;
                 } else if (part.match(/^CC[A-Z]$/)) {
                     airportTimeAutoRaw.push(part);
                     airportTimeAutoDecoded.push(`${part}: Correction to the report`);