// Station · 55m ago
KBTP
Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 16.7°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 1,248 FT
40.7769°N / 79.9497°W
LOCATION · Butler, US
WIND
250°6 kt
KBTP · 1,248 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 17
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 250°/6 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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METAR KBTP 142256Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 29/17 A3013 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02940167
KBTP · day 14 at 22:56 UTC · wind from 250° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
250°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H6 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,801'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
08
HDG 080°
T6 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,248 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 +16°C
3,000FT
+1,752 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,248 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT1,036 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4
(Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:01ZSUNRISE
17:26ZSOLAR NOON
00:51ZSUNSET
01:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 00m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:24Z (1h 33m)
DAY LENGTH14h 50m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:11Z
MOONSET01:01Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBVI
VFR
Beaver County Airport · Beaver Falls
- WIND
- 240° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
KPIT
VFR
Pittsburgh International Airport · Pittsburgh
- WIND
- 270° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 21 NM SW
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KAGC
VFR
Allegheny County Airport · Pittsburgh
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM S
- AGE
- 58m ago
KUCP
VFR
New Castle Municipal Airport · New Castle
- WIND
- 230° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM NW
- AGE
- 55m ago
KFKL
VFR
Venango Regional Airport · Franklin
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM N
- AGE
- 55m ago
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