// 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
WIND
120°10 kt
KAVK · 1,474 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
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
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
// 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
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KANY
VFR
Anthony Municipal Airport · Anthony
- WIND
- 100° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW070
- DIST
- 37 NM NE
- AGE
- 23m ago
KEND
VFR
Vance Air Force Base · Enid
- WIND
- 100° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW070
- DIST
- 45 NM SE
- AGE
- 23m ago
KWWR
VFR
West Woodward Airport · Woodward
- WIND
- 130° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM SW
- AGE
- 28m ago
KWDG
VFR
Enid Woodring Regional Airport · Enid
- WIND
- 120° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT120
- DIST
- 49 NM SE
- AGE
- 30m ago
KJWG
VFR
Watonga Regional Airport · Watonga
- WIND
- 150° / 10 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT060
- DIST
- 56 NM S
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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