// Station · 3m ago

KAVX

Catalina Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 14 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27.8°C / 9.4°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 1,602 FT

33.4049°N / 118.4160°W

LOCATION · Avalon, US

WIND

270°14 kt

KAVX · 1,602 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/14

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 9

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 270°/14 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 KAVX 142351Z AUTO 27014KT 10SM CLR 28/09 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP119 T02780094 10278 20233 56018 $

KAVX · day 14 at 23:51 UTC · wind from 270° at 14 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 14 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

270°14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

22★ HDG 220° H9 kt X11 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

04 HDG 040° T9 kt X11 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,602 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 +16°C

3,500FT

+1,898 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,602 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,549 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2O1 (Gansner Field, Quincy, elev 3,415 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+35%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,642 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:55ZSUNRISE

20:00ZSOLAR NOON

03:05ZSUNSET

03:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:34Z (3h 39m) DAY LENGTH14h 10m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE13:05Z MOONSET03:15Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KTOA

VFR

Zamperini Field · Torrance

WIND: 320° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM N
AGE: 1h 7m ago

KNUC

VFR → MVFR 03Z

San Clemente Island Naval Auxiliary Landing Field · San Clemente Island

WIND: 270° / 11 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW009
DIST: 25 NM S
AGE: 58m ago

KLGB

VFR

Long Beach International Airport · Long Beach

WIND: 280° / 6 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM NE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KSLI

VFR

Los Alamitos Army Air Field · Los Alamitos

WIND: 270° / 6 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 30 NM NE
AGE: 59m ago

KHHR

VFR

Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport · Hawthorne

WIND: 290° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM N
AGE: 1h 1m ago

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