// Station · 18m ago
K4B8
Robertson Field
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 7 kt
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.1°C / 20.9°C
ALTIM 29.86 inHg
ELEV 200 FT
41.6904°N / 72.8648°W
LOCATION · Plainville, US
WIND
240°7 kt
K4B8 · 200 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/7
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 21
ALTIM
29.86"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 240°/7 kt. Visibility 7.0 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 K4B8 142155Z AUTO 24007KT 190V270 7SM CLR 32/21 A2986 RMK AO2 T03210209
K4B8 · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 7 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
240°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
20★
HDG 200°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,666'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
02
HDG 020°
T5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,200 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
2,400FT
+2,200 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV200 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT256 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJST
(John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, elev 2,284 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-5)
09:30ZSUNRISE
16:58ZSOLAR NOON
00:26ZSUNSET
00:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 12m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:59Z (2h 45m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE09:36Z
MOONSET00:32Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHFD
VFR
Hartford Brainard Airport · Hartford
- WIND
- 250° / 8 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 10 NM E
- AGE
- 20m ago
KMMK
VFR
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport · Meriden
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
KBDL
VFR
Bradley International Airport · Hartford
- WIND
- 220° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC250
- DIST
- 17 NM NE
- AGE
- 22m ago
KOXC
VFR
Waterbury Oxford Airport · Oxford
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM SW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KSNC
VFR
Chester Airport · Chester
- WIND
- 210° / 7 ktG12
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SE
- AGE
- 18m ago
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