// Station · 9m ago

K8V7

Springfield Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 16 kt G23

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 4,390 FT

37.4587°N / 102.6180°W

LOCATION · Springfield, US

WIND

170°16 kt

K8V7 · 4,390 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 03Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/16G23

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW040 FEW046 FEW050

T / Td

27 / 13

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 170°/16 kt, gusting 23. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,000 ft, a few at 4,600 ft, and a few at 5,000 ft. 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 290315Z AUTO 17016G23KT 10SM FEW040 FEW046 FEW050 27/13 A3010 RMK AO2

K8V7 · day 29 at 03:15 UTC · wind from 170° at 16 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · a few clouds at 4,600 ft · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 16 ktG23

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°16G23 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H16 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T16 kt X0 kt — —

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 +20°C

6,600FT

+2,210 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV4,390 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT4,207 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHDN (Yampa Valley Airport, Hayden, elev 6,606 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+66%

-46%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+46%

-30%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+26%

-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. 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW050

Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW046

Few · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW040

Few · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~31% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL18,026 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:18ZSUNRISE

18:53ZSOLAR NOON

01:27ZSUNSET

01:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT03:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 08m

Waning Gibbous

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE01:10Z MOONSET14:18Z FULL MOON IN28 days

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