// Station · 55m ago

KBLV

Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 330° / 4 kt

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 2,000 ft

T/Td 21.1°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

WX -DZ

ELEV 459 FT

38.5452°N / 89.8352°W

LOCATION · Belleville, US

WIND

330°4 kt

KBLV · 459 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/4

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

BKN020

LAYERS

BKN020

T / Td

21 / 21

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,000 ft. Light winds at 330°/4 kt, visibility 8.0 SM, broken at 2,000 ft. Reported weather: -DZ. 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

METAR KBLV 270855Z 33004KT 8SM -DZ BKN020 21/21 A2991 RMK AO2A VIS 2 RWY32R LTG DSNT E DZB51 SLPNO P0000 60004 T02110206 55000 $

KBLV · day 27 at 08:55 UTC · wind from 330° at 4 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · broken layer at 2,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · weather: -DZ

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

330°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

14L HDG 140° —CALM —— 10,000'

32R HDG 320° —CALM —— 10,000'

14R HDG 140° —CALM —— 8,006'

32L HDG 320° —CALM —— 8,006'

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 +7°C

1,300FT

+841 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV459 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT465 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBMI (Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal, Bloomington/Normal, elev 871 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN020

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

// Computed

CEILING2,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL11,116 ft VFR MARGIN-1,000 ft

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

10:40ZSUNRISE

17:57ZSOLAR NOON

01:15ZSUNSET

01:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:46Z (15h 55m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE19:21Z MOONSET09:55Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KALN

VFR

St Louis Regional Airport · Alton/St Louis

WIND: 290° / 4 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC075
DIST: 23 NM NW
AGE: 15m ago

KSTL

VFR → MVFR 10Z

St. Louis Lambert International Airport · St Louis

WIND: 290° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 28 NM NW
AGE: 59m ago

KSUS

VFR → MVFR 10Z

Spirit of St Louis Airport · St Louis

WIND: 260° / 3 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 39 NM W
AGE: 56m ago

KMDH

IFR

Southern Illinois Airport · Murphysboro

WIND: 270° / 3 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 54 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

KMWA

VFR

Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois · Marion

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT003
DIST: 61 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

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