// Station · 13m ago
K8W2
New Market Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / 1.4°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 975 FT
38.6557°N / 78.7090°W
LOCATION · New Market, US
WIND
030°8 kt
K8W2 · 975 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 1
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 030°/8 kt. 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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METAR K8W2 301915Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM CLR 24/01 A2997 RMK AO1 T02400014
K8W2 · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 030° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
030°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H7 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 2,920'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
24
HDG 240°
T7 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,975 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 +11°C
2,200FT
+1,225 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV975 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT922 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBCB
(Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport, Blacksburg, elev 2,132 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-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)
09:54ZSUNRISE
17:13ZSOLAR NOON
00:33ZSUNSET
01:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 04m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:04Z (5h 36m)
DAY LENGTH14h 38m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:20Z
MOONSET11:59Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSHD
VFR
Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport · Weyers Cave
- WIND
- 030° / 14 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
KFRR
VFR
Front Royal Warren County Airport · Front Royal
- WIND
- 030° / 10 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM NE
- AGE
- 13m ago
KW99
MVFR
Grant County Airport · Petersburg
- WIND
- 030° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 4.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM NW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KCHO
VFR
Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · Charlottesville
- WIND
- 010° / 9 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM S
- AGE
- 35m ago
KGVE
VFR
Gordonsville Municipal Airport · Gordonsville
- WIND
- 010° / 10 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM SE
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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