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// Station · 10m ago

KBLV

Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport
CAT IFR
WIND 280° / 3 kt
VIS 2.8 SM
CEILING BKN at 1,800 ft
T/Td 23°C / 22°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
WX VCTS -RA BR
ELEV 459 FT
38.5452°N / 89.8352°W
LOCATION · Belleville, US
N
WIND
280°3 kt
KBLV · 459 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/3
 
 
 
VIS
2.8 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN018
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN018 OVC025
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.98"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.8 SM. Light winds at 280°/3 kt, visibility 2.8 SM, broken at 1,800 ft, and overcast at 2,500 ft. Reported weather: VCTS -RA BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KBLV 111416Z 28003KT 2 3/4SM VCTS -RA BR BKN018 OVC025 23/22 A2998 RMK AO2A VIS 1 1/8V2 3/4 VIS 1 3/4 RWY32L VIS 1 5/8 RWY32R TSE16 CIG 006 RWY32L CIG 011 RWY32R SLP152 $

KBLV · day 11 at 14:16 UTC · wind from 280° at 3 kt · visibility 2.8 SM · broken layer at 1,800 ft · overcast at 2,500 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · weather: VCTS -RA BR · sea-level pressure 1015.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
280°3 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 +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 ALT397 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,075 FT BKN018 · CEILING OVC025 KBLV ELEV · 459 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC025
Overcast · base 2,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas
BKN018
Broken · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING1,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,075 ft VFR MARGIN-1,200 ft

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

10:45ZSUNRISE
18:05ZSOLAR NOON
01:26ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (11h 31m) DAY LENGTH14h 40m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:09Z MOONSET22:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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