// Station · 22m ago

KCAV

Clarion Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 15 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 7,000 ft

T/Td 25°C / 16°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 1,162 FT

42.7419°N / 93.7589°W

LOCATION · Clarion, US

WIND

120°15 kt

KCAV · 1,162 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/15G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN070

LAYERS

FEW043 SCT055 BKN070

T / Td

25 / 16

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Brisk winds at 120°/15 kt, gusting 20, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 4,300 ft, scattered at 5,500 ft, and broken at 7,000 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

METAR KCAV 301955Z AUTO 12015G20KT 10SM FEW043 SCT055 BKN070 25/16 A2997 RMK A01

KCAV · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 15 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,300 ft · scattered layer at 5,500 ft · broken layer at 7,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 15 ktG20

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

120°15G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

14★ HDG 140° H14 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,455'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T14 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,162 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 +12°C

2,600FT

+1,438 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,162 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT1,109 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW (Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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)

BKN070

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

SCT055

Scattered · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW043

Few · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,788 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

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

10:42ZSUNRISE

18:14ZSOLAR NOON

01:46ZSUNSET

02:20ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:20Z (6h 02m) DAY LENGTH15h 03m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:10Z MOONSET13:14Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KEBS

VFR

Webster City Municipal Airport · Webster City

WIND: 120° / 16 ktG22
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW090
DIST: 19 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

KFOD

VFR

Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge

WIND: 120° / 15 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN048
DIST: 22 NM SW
AGE: 21m ago

KHPT

VFR

Hampton Municipal Airport · Hampton

WIND: 110° / 14 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 24 NM E
AGE: 22m ago

KIFA

VFR

Iowa Falls Municipal Airport · Iowa Falls

WIND: 150° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC080
DIST: 27 NM SE
AGE: 22m ago

KFXY

VFR

Forest City Municipal Airport · Forest City

WIND: 140° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT090
DIST: 30 NM N
AGE: 22m ago

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