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// Station · 23m ago

KAVK

Alva Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 35°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,474 FT
36.7732°N / 98.6699°W
LOCATION · Alva, US
N
WIND
120°10 kt
KAVK · 1,474 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW075 SCT095
 
 
 
T / Td
35 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 120°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 7,500 ft, and scattered at 9,500 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 KAVK 142055Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM FEW075 SCT095 35/16 A3009 RMK A01

KAVK · day 14 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,500 ft · scattered layer at 9,500 ft · temp 35°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
120°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
09 HDG 090° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 1,390'
18 HDG 180° H5 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
36 HDG 360° T5 kt X9 kt RIGHT
27 HDG 270° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,474 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 +23°C

4,000FT
+2,526 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
4,300 3,050 1,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,474 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT1,303 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDHT (Dalhart Municipal Airport, Dalhart, elev 3,991 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+40%
-28%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+28%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 19,151 FT FEW075 SCT095 KAVK ELEV · 1,474 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT095
Scattered · base 9,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW075
Few · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER9,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL19,151 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:27ZSUNRISE
18:41ZSOLAR NOON
01:55ZSUNSET
02:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:25Z (5h 07m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:32Z MOONSET01:59Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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