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// Station · 11m ago

KAVX

Catalina Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18.3°C / 11.7°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 1,602 FT
33.4049°N / 118.4160°W
LOCATION · Avalon, US
N
WIND
250°9 kt
KAVX · 1,602 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/9 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 302051Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM CLR 18/12 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP159 T01830117 58006 $

KAVX · day 30 at 20:51 UTC · wind from 250° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
250°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
22 HDG 220° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
04 HDG 040° T8 kt X5 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 +6°C

2,200FT
+598 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,602 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT1,490 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBNG (Banning Municipal Airport, Banning, elev 2,219 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,844 FT KAVX ELEV · 1,602 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,844 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:47ZSUNRISE
19:52ZSOLAR NOON
02:58ZSUNSET
03:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:26Z (6h 23m) DAY LENGTH14h 11m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE00:16Z MOONSET14:28Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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