// Station · 12m ago
KCVB
Castroville Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 22°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 771 FT
29.3419°N / 98.8509°W
LOCATION · Castroville, US
WIND
110°6 kt
KCVB · 771 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 22
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 110°/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 KCVB 301915Z AUTO 11006KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A2989 RMK AO2
KCVB · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 110° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 110° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
110°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
16★
HDG 160°
H4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
34
HDG 340°
T4 kt
X5 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 +17°C
2,800FT
+2,029 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV771 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT798 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMDD
(Midland Airpark, Midland, elev 2,803 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:38ZSUNRISE
18:34ZSOLAR NOON
01:30ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 03m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (6h 30m)
DAY LENGTH13h 52m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE23:04Z
MOONSET12:57Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSKF
VFR
Lackland Air Force Base · San Antonio
- WIND
- 140° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN200
- DIST
- 14 NM E
- AGE
- 28m ago
KHDO
VFR
South Texas Regional Airport at Hondo · Hondo
- WIND
- 160° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW027
- DIST
- 17 NM W
- AGE
- 36m ago
KSSF
VFR
Stinson Municipal Airport · San Antonio
- WIND
- 150° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM E
- AGE
- 34m ago
KSAT
VFR
San Antonio International Airport · San Antonio
- WIND
- 160° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC250
- DIST
- 23 NM NE
- AGE
- 36m ago
K5C1
VFR
Boerne Stage Field · Boerne
- WIND
- 150° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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