// Station · 17m ago

KAVP

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24.4°C / 18.9°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 962 FT

41.3371°N / 75.7242°W

LOCATION · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, US

WIND

VRB3 kt

KAVP · 962 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW060

T / Td

24 / 19

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAVP 111354Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW060 24/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02440189

KAVP · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 7,502'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 7,502'

10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 4,300'

28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 4,300'

Pattern altitude: 1,962 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 +11°C

2,200FT

+1,238 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV962 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT880 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBFD (Bradford Regional Airport, Bradford, elev 2,143 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,285 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:40ZSUNRISE

17:09ZSOLAR NOON

00:38ZSUNSET

01:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:11Z (11h 00m) DAY LENGTH14h 57m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:04Z MOONSET22:02Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KZER

IFR

Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport · Pottsville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: BKN009
DIST: 48 NM SW
AGE: 16m ago

KN79

IFR

Northumberland County Airport · Shamokin

WIND: 030° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 48 NM SW
AGE: 16m ago

K12N

—

Aeroflex-Andover Airport · Andover

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

KFWN

VFR

Sussex Airport · Sussex

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 50 NM E
AGE: 18m ago

KBGM

VFR

Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field · Binghamton

WIND: 060° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 54 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →