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// Station · 20m ago

KAVK

Alva Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 16 kt G22
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 35°C / 19°C
ALTIM 29.72 inHg
ELEV 1,474 FT
36.7732°N / 98.6699°W
LOCATION · Alva, US
N
WIND
190°16 kt
KAVK · 1,474 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/16G22
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW065
 
 
 
T / Td
35 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.72"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 190°/16 kt, gusting 22. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,500 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 301955Z AUTO 19016G22KT 10SM FEW065 35/19 A2972 RMK A01

KAVK · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 190° at 16 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,500 ft · temp 35°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.72" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 16 ktG22
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
190°16G22 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
18 HDG 180° H16 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,001'
27 HDG 270° H3 kt X16 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 73%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
09 HDG 090° T3 kt X16 kt RIGHT
36 HDG 360° T16 kt X3 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

4,500FT
+3,026 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT
4,800 3,550 2,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,474 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT1,672 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K8V7 (Springfield Municipal Airport, Springfield, elev 4,390 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+45%
-32%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+32%
-20%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-14%

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 · 19,151 FT FEW065 KAVK ELEV · 1,474 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW065
Few · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER6,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL19,151 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:19ZSUNRISE
18:33ZSOLAR NOON
01:47ZSUNSET
02:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:17Z (6h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 28m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:47Z MOONSET13:16Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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