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// Station · 4m ago

KAVC

Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 11.8°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 441 FT
36.6883°N / 78.0545°W
LOCATION · Brodnax, US
N
WIND
030°8 kt
KAVC · 441 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT080
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 030°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 8,000 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 KAVC 302055Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM SCT080 29/12 A2994 RMK AO2 T02900118

KAVC · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 030° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
030°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
01 HDG 010° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
19 HDG 190° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,441 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 +15°C

2,200FT
+1,759 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,500 1,450 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV441 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT418 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,087 FT SCT080 KAVC ELEV · 441 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT080
Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,087 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:57ZSUNRISE
17:11ZSOLAR NOON
00:25ZSUNSET
00:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:55Z (3h 55m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:26Z MOONSET11:54Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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