// Station · 5m ago

KAVP

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25.6°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

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT043

T / Td

26 / 19

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,300 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 KAVP 111454Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT043 26/19 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02560189 51006

KAVP · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,300 ft · temp 26°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 +12°C

2,400FT

+1,438 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV962 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT880 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJST (John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, elev 2,284 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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)

SCT043

Scattered · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,891 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:40ZSUNRISE

17:09ZSOLAR NOON

00:38ZSUNSET

01:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:11Z (10h 12m) DAY LENGTH14h 57m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:06Z MOONSET22:03Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KMPO

VFR

Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport · Mount Pocono

WIND: 070° / 7 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

KHZL

VFR

Hazleton Municipal Airport · Hazleton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN048
DIST: 24 NM SW
AGE: 24m ago

K22N

VFR

Jake Arner Memorial Airport · Lehighton

WIND: 080° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 32 NM S
AGE: 24m ago

KABE

VFR

Lehigh Valley International Airport · Allentown/Bethlehem

WIND: 050° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 43 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

KMSV

VFR

Sullivan County International Airport · Monticello

WIND: 090° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC055
DIST: 47 NM NE
AGE: 3m ago

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