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// EDVK · Kassel Airport · Calden

// Station · 29m ago

EDVK

Kassel Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 9°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 820 FT
51.4184°N / 9.3916°E
LOCATION · Calden, DE
N
WIND
080°7 kt
EDVK · 820 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/7
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/7 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 EDVK 251550Z 08007KT CAVOK 22/09 Q1015

EDVK · day 25 at 15:50 UTC · wind from 080° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
080°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
09★ HDG 090° H7 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,202'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
27 HDG 270° T7 kt X1 kt RIGHT —
Pattern altitude: 1,820 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

1,800FT
+980 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV820 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT767 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EDTM (Mengen-Hohentengen Airfield, Mengen, elev 1,818 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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,931 FT EDVK ELEV · 820 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,931 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

04:25ZSUNRISE
11:26ZSOLAR NOON
18:27ZSUNSET
19:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:03Z (2h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 02m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE14:27Z MOONSET04:29Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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