// Station · 8m ago
K2C8
Cavalier Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 8 kt
VIS 8.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 19°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 892 FT
48.7838°N / 97.6319°W
LOCATION · Cavalier, US
WIND
040°8 kt
K2C8 · 892 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/8
VIS
8.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 19
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 040°/8 kt. Visibility 8.0 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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METAR K2C8 142255Z AUTO 04008KT 8SM CLR 28/19 A3013 RMK AO2
K2C8 · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 040° at 8 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
040°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
34★
HDG 340°
H4 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,299'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
16
HDG 160°
T4 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,892 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
2,400FT
+1,508 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -1,100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV892 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT680 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KXWA
(Williston Basin International Airport, Williston, elev 2,344 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
10:43ZSUNRISE
18:37ZSOLAR NOON
02:31ZSUNSET
03:11ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 27m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:11Z (4h 08m)
DAY LENGTH15h 47m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:51Z
MOONSET02:39Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K96D
VFR
Walhalla Municipal Airport · Walhalla
- WIND
- 010° / 8 ktG13
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM NW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KGAF
VFR
Hutson Field · Grafton
- WIND
- 020° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KHCO
VFR
Hallock Municipal Airport · Hallock
- WIND
- 020° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 8m ago
KD55
VFR
Robertson Field · Langdon
- WIND
- 070° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN090
- DIST
- 30 NM W
- AGE
- 8m ago
KRDR
VFR
Grand Forks Air Force Base · Grand Forks
- WIND
- 040° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 8m ago
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