// Station · 36m ago

KDAN

Danville Regional Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 220° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 900 ft

T/Td 21.7°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 571 FT

36.5729°N / 79.3361°W

LOCATION · Danville, US

WIND

220°6 kt

KDAN · 571 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

220°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN009

LAYERS

BKN009

T / Td

22 / 21

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 900 ft. Light winds at 220°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 900 ft. 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 KDAN 271116Z AUTO 22006KT 10SM BKN009 22/21 A3004 RMK AO2 CIG 005V013 T02170211

KDAN · day 27 at 11:16 UTC · wind from 220° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 900 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

220°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

20★ HDG 200° H6 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,900'

13 HDG 130° H0 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

31 HDG 310° H0 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

02 HDG 020° T6 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,571 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 +8°C

1,400FT

+829 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV571 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT447 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSHD (Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, Weyers Cave, elev 1,201 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN009

Broken · base 900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL11,531 ft VFR MARGIN-2,100 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:04ZSUNRISE

17:15ZSOLAR NOON

00:27ZSUNSET

00:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (13h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 23m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:48Z MOONSET09:12Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KW63

IFR

Lake Country Regional Airport · Clarksville

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN005
DIST: 37 NM E
AGE: 17m ago

KGSO

IFR → MVFR 15Z

Piedmont Triad International Airport · Greensboro

WIND: 230° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC005
DIST: 41 NM SW
AGE: 58m ago

KLYH

LIFR → VFR 13Z

Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn Field · Lynchburg

WIND: 200° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 46 NM N
AGE: 58m ago

KRDU

IFR → MVFR 14Z

Raleigh-Durham International Airport · Raleigh/Durham

WIND: 230° / 10 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 49 NM SE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KROA

VFR

Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · Roanoke

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC120
DIST: 55 NM NW
AGE: 58m ago

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