// Station · 10m ago

KAVK

Alva Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 11 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 37°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 1,474 FT

36.7732°N / 98.6699°W

LOCATION · Alva, US

WIND

160°11 kt

KAVK · 1,474 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/11

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

37 / 14

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/11 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAVK 282255Z AUTO 16011KT 10SM CLR 37/14 A2997 RMK A01

KAVK · day 28 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 160° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 37°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 11 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

160°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,001'

09 HDG 090° H4 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 91%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T4 kt X10 kt LEFT —

36 HDG 360° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +25°C

4,400FT

+2,926 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,474 FT OAT+37°C ISA DELTA+25°C PRESSURE ALT1,421 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 DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+44%

-31%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+31%

-20%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-13%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL20,161 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:03ZSUNRISE

18:37ZSOLAR NOON

01:10ZSUNSET

01:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:37Z (2h 32m) DAY LENGTH13h 07m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE00:46Z MOONSET13:53Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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