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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,300 2,500 1,700
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,923 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 LEVEL15,923 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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