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// Station · 14m ago

KCVB

Castroville Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 6 kt
VIS 6.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
WX -RA HZ
ELEV 771 FT
29.3419°N / 98.8509°W
LOCATION · Castroville, US
N
WIND
090°6 kt
KCVB · 771 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.01"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 090°/6 kt. Visibility 6.0 SM and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: -RA HZ. 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 KCVB 142155Z AUTO 09006KT 6SM -RA HZ CLR 28/24 A3001 RMK AO2

KCVB · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 090° at 6 kt · visibility 6.0 SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · weather: -RA HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
090°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
16 HDG 160° H2 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
34 HDG 340° T2 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,771 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 +14°C

2,400FT
+1,629 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
3,400 2,400 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV771 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT680 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHHF (Hemphill County Airport, Canadian, elev 2,396 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,912 FT KCVB ELEV · 771 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,912 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:46ZSUNRISE
18:42ZSOLAR NOON
01:38ZSUNSET
02:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (3h 55m) DAY LENGTH13h 51m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:52Z MOONSET01:44Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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