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// Station · 20m ago

KBLV

Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft
T/Td 23°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 459 FT
38.5452°N / 89.8352°W
LOCATION · Belleville, US
N
WIND
190°6 kt
KBLV · 459 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN080
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT024 BKN080 OVC200
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Light winds at 190°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 2,400 ft, broken at 8,000 ft, and overcast at 20,000 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

SPECI KBLV 111442Z 19006KT 10SM SCT024 BKN080 OVC200 23/23 A2997 RMK AO2A LTG DSNT NE-E RAB1355E23DZB23E32DZB32E32 TSB1348E16 SLP149 $

KBLV · day 11 at 14:42 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,400 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · overcast at 20,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · sea-level pressure 1014.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
190°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
14L HDG 140° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,000'
14R HDG 140° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 8,006'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
32R HDG 320° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT
32L HDG 320° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,459 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 +9°C

1,500FT
+1,041 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
2,700 1,950 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV459 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT406 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBO (Floyd W. Jones Lebanon Airport, Lebanon, elev 1,321 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,075 FT SCT024 BKN080 · CEILING OVC200 KBLV ELEV · 459 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC200
Overcast · base 20,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN080
Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT024
Scattered · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,075 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:45ZSUNRISE
18:05ZSOLAR NOON
01:26ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (10h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 40m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:11Z MOONSET22:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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