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// Station · 20m ago

K8V7

Springfield Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 16 kt G22
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 4,390 FT
37.4587°N / 102.6180°W
LOCATION · Springfield, US
N
WIND
130°16 kt
K8V7 · 4,390 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/16G22
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.17"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 130°/16 kt, gusting 22. Visibility better than 10 statute miles 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 K8V7 150055Z AUTO 13016G22KT 10SM CLR 29/08 A3017 RMK AO2

K8V7 · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 16 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 16 ktG22
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
130°16G22 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
17 HDG 170° H12 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
35 HDG 350° T12 kt X10 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 5,390 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 +22°C

6,800FT
+2,410 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
7,300 6,200 5,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,390 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT4,136 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSBS (Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field, Steamboat Springs, elev 6,882 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+68%
-48%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+48%
-31%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+27%
-20%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 19,036 FT K8V7 ELEV · 4,390 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,036 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:41ZSUNRISE
18:57ZSOLAR NOON
02:13ZSUNSET
02:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:43Z (1h 27m) DAY LENGTH14h 31m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:54Z MOONSET02:25Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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