// Station · 25m ago

KAVL

Asheville Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 330° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21.7°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 2,165 FT

35.4355°N / 82.5418°W

LOCATION · Asheville, US

WIND

330°8 kt

KAVL · 2,165 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW075 SCT110

T / Td

22 / 20

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 330°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 7,500 ft, and scattered at 11,000 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 KAVL 111354Z 33008KT 10SM FEW075 SCT110 22/20 A3018 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND NE RAE27 SLP195 P0009 T02170200

KAVL · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind from 330° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,500 ft · scattered layer at 11,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

330°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

35★ HDG 350° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,002'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

17 HDG 170° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 3,165 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 +10°C

3,200FT

+1,035 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,165 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT1,902 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEV (Ashe County Airport, Jefferson, elev 3,180 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+32%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT110

Scattered · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW075

Few · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,125 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:24ZSUNRISE

17:36ZSOLAR NOON

00:48ZSUNSET

01:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:17Z (10h 58m) DAY LENGTH14h 23m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:49Z MOONSET22:12Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KFQD

VFR

Rutherford County Marchman Field · Rutherfordton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 30 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

K24A

LIFR

Jackson County Airport · Sylva

WIND: CALM
VIS: 0.25 SM
CEILING: OVC002
DIST: 33 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

KGSP

VFR

Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport · Greenville/Greer/Spartanburg

WIND: 290° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC085
DIST: 36 NM SE
AGE: 26m ago

KGMU

VFR

Greenville Downtown Airport · Greenville

WIND: 280° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 37 NM S
AGE: 26m ago

KLQK

VFR

Pickens County Airport · Pickens

WIND: 230° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT095
DIST: 38 NM S
AGE: 24m ago

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