// Station · 2m ago

KBKW

Raleigh County Memorial Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 230° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,300 ft

T/Td 21.7°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.13 inHg

ELEV 2,504 FT

37.7873°N / 81.1242°W

LOCATION · Beaver, US

WIND

230°5 kt

KBKW · 2,504 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN013

LAYERS

FEW007 BKN013 BKN020

T / Td

22 / 20

ALTIM

30.13"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,300 ft. Light winds at 230°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 700 ft, broken at 1,300 ft, and broken at 2,000 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KBKW 111416Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM FEW007 BKN013 BKN020 22/20 A3013 RMK AO2 RAEMM P0000 T02170200 PWINO $

KBKW · day 11 at 14:16 UTC · wind from 230° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 700 ft · broken layer at 1,300 ft · broken layer at 2,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

230°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

19★ HDG 190° H4 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,750'

28 HDG 280° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 5,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

10 HDG 100° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

01 HDG 010° T4 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,504 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

3,600FT

+1,096 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,504 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT2,292 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSP (Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, elev 3,793 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN020

Broken · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN013

Broken · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW007

Few · base 700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,464 ft VFR MARGIN-1,700 ft

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

10:12ZSUNRISE

17:31ZSOLAR NOON

00:49ZSUNSET

01:19ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:19Z (11h 01m) DAY LENGTH14h 36m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:36Z MOONSET22:13Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KI16

IFR

Kee Field · Pineville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 1.8 SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 24 NM SW
AGE: 23m ago

KBLF

VFR

Mercer County Airport · Bluefield

WIND: 300° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC100
DIST: 30 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

KLWB

MVFR

Greenbrier Valley Airport · Lewisburg

WIND: 260° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 35 NM E
AGE: 33m ago

K6L4

VFR

Logan County Airport · Logan

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW003
DIST: 38 NM W
AGE: 3m ago

KCRW

MVFR

Yeager Airport · Charleston

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC022
DIST: 42 NM NW
AGE: 24m ago

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