// Station · 6m ago

K2C8

Cavalier Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 11 kt G23

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 31°C / 9°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 892 FT

48.7838°N / 97.6319°W

LOCATION · Cavalier, US

WIND

160°11 kt

K2C8 · 892 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/11G23

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

31 / 9

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/11 kt, gusting 23. Visibility 9.0 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K2C8 302055Z AUTO 16011G23KT 9SM CLR 31/09 A2993 RMK AO2

K2C8 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 160° at 11 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 11 ktG23

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°11G23 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H11 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,299'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T11 kt X0 kt — —

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 +18°C

3,000FT

+2,108 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV892 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT880 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBWW (Bowman Regional Airport, Bowman, elev 2,965 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,549 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

10:34ZSUNRISE

18:29ZSOLAR NOON

02:24ZSUNSET

03:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:04Z (6h 03m) DAY LENGTH15h 49m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:04Z MOONSET13:54Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of K2C8.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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