// Station · 13m ago
KDAN
Danville Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29.4°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 571 FT
36.5729°N / 79.3361°W
LOCATION · Danville, US
WIND
—calm
KDAN · 571 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW031
T / Td
29 / 22
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,100 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KDAN 111453Z AUTO 10SM FEW031 29/22 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP152 T02940222 50003
KDAN · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,100 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
CALMcalm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
02
HDG 020°
—CALM
——
5,900'
20
HDG 200°
—CALM
——
5,900'
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
3,910'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
3,910'
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 +15°C
2,300FT
+1,729 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV571 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT480 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBCB
(Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport, Blacksburg, elev 2,132 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:09ZSUNRISE
17:23ZSOLAR NOON
00:38ZSUNSET
01:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:08Z (10h 02m)
DAY LENGTH14h 29m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:34Z
MOONSET22:04Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTDF
VFR
Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County · Timberlake
- WIND
- 300° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KW78
VFR
William M Tuck Airport · South Boston
- WIND
- 350° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
KSIF
VFR
Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport · Stoneville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KBUY
VFR
Burlington Alamance Regional Airport · Burlington
- WIND
- 250° / 9 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM S
- AGE
- 12m ago
KMTV
VFR
Blue Ridge Airport · Martinsville
- WIND
- 280° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
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