// Station · 19m ago
KCAV
Clarion Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.19 inHg
ELEV 1,162 FT
42.7419°N / 93.7589°W
LOCATION · Clarion, US
WIND
VRB3 kt
KCAV · 1,162 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 23
ALTIM
30.19"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/3 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 KCAV 142155Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3019 RMK A01
KCAV · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.19" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
3,455'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
3,455'
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 +18°C
3,000FT
+1,838 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,162 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT891 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KADT
(Atwood-Rawlins City-County Airport, Atwood, elev 2,991 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-6)
10:50ZSUNRISE
18:21ZSOLAR NOON
01:53ZSUNSET
02:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 39m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:27Z (4h 13m)
DAY LENGTH15h 02m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:57Z
MOONSET01:59Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KEBS
VFR
Webster City Municipal Airport · Webster City
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM S
- AGE
- 19m ago
KFOD
VFR
Fort Dodge Regional Airport · Fort Dodge
- WIND
- 210° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KHPT
VFR
Hampton Municipal Airport · Hampton
- WIND
- 290° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
KIFA
VFR
Iowa Falls Municipal Airport · Iowa Falls
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KFXY
VFR
Forest City Municipal Airport · Forest City
- WIND
- 190° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
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