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// Station · 16m ago

KCVG

Cincinnati Northern Kentucky International Airport
CAT IFR
WIND 250° / 6 kt
VIS 3.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 500 ft
T/Td 23.9°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
WX BR
ELEV 896 FT
39.0488°N / 84.6678°W
LOCATION · Cincinnati / Covington, US
N
WIND
250°6 kt
KCVG · 896 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/6
 
 
 
VIS
3.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC005
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC005
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.02"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 500 ft. Light winds at 250°/6 kt, visibility 3.0 SM, overcast at 500 ft. Reported weather: BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KCVG 111406Z 25006KT 3SM BR OVC005 24/22 A3002 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 5 T02390222 $

KCVG · day 11 at 14:06 UTC · wind from 250° at 6 kt · visibility 3.0 SM · overcast at 500 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 6 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 3 CAUTION
N
WIND
250°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable
27 HDG 270° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,001'
18C HDG 180° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
18L HDG 180° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
18R HDG 180° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends
36C HDG 360° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT
36R HDG 360° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT
36L HDG 360° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT
09 HDG 090° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,896 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 +10°C

2,000FT
+1,104 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
3,000 2,350 1,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV896 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT793 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KI35 (Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport, Baxter, elev 1,551 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,967 FT OVC005 · CEILING KCVG ELEV · 896 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC005
Overcast · base 500 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,967 ft VFR MARGIN-2,500 ft

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

10:23ZSUNRISE
17:45ZSOLAR NOON
01:07ZSUNSET
01:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:38Z (11h 15m) DAY LENGTH14h 43m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:47Z MOONSET22:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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