// Station · 14m ago
KAVQ
Marana Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 36°C / 16°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 2,031 FT
32.4091°N / 111.2162°W
LOCATION · Marana, US
WIND
VRB6 kt
KAVQ · 2,031 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
36 / 16
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/6 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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METAR KAVQ 142155Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 36/16 A2991 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E
KAVQ · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 36°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 6 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
12
HDG 120°
—CALM
——
6,901'
30
HDG 300°
—CALM
——
6,901'
03
HDG 030°
—CALM
——
3,892'
21
HDG 210°
—CALM
——
3,892'
Pattern altitude: 3,031 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
5,000FT
+2,969 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,031 FT
OAT+36°C
ISA DELTA+25°C
PRESSURE ALT2,037 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KPRC
(Prescott Regional Airport - Ernest A. Love Field, Prescott, elev 5,045 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+50%
-35%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+35%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
12:29ZSUNRISE
19:31ZSOLAR NOON
02:34ZSUNSET
03:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:09Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 24m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:02Z (4h 52m)
DAY LENGTH14h 05m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:35Z
MOONSET02:40Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMZJ
VFR
Pinal Airpark · Marana
- WIND
- 070° / 5 ktG11
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM NW
- AGE
- 14m ago
KRYN
VFR
Ryan Field · Tucson
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM S
- AGE
- 24m ago
KDMA
VFR
Davis Monthan Air Force Base · Tucson
- WIND
- 340° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SE
- AGE
- 14m ago
KTUS
VFR
Tucson International Airport · Tucson
- WIND
- 190° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KE77
VFR
San Manuel Airport · San Manuel
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NE
- AGE
- 14m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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