// Station · 28m ago
KDAN
Danville Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.8°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 571 FT
36.5729°N / 79.3361°W
LOCATION · Danville, US
WIND
290°7 kt
KDAN · 571 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 22
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 290°/7 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 KDAN 111353Z AUTO 29007KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02780217
KDAN · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 290° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 290° @ 7 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
290°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
31★
HDG 310°
H7 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,910'
02
HDG 020°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
20
HDG 200°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
13
HDG 130°
T7 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
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 +14°C
2,100FT
+1,529 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV571 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT459 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KPSK
(New River Valley Airport, Dublin, elev 2,105 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:09ZSUNRISE
17:23ZSOLAR NOON
00:38ZSUNSET
01:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:08Z (10h 47m)
DAY LENGTH14h 29m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:33Z
MOONSET22:02Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTDF
VFR
Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County · Timberlake
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SE
- AGE
- 26m ago
KW78
VFR
William M Tuck Airport · South Boston
- WIND
- 320° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT032
- DIST
- 25 NM E
- AGE
- 6m ago
KSIF
VFR
Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport · Stoneville
- WIND
- 200° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KBUY
VFR
Burlington Alamance Regional Airport · Burlington
- WIND
- 280° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM S
- AGE
- 27m ago
KMTV
VFR
Blue Ridge Airport · Martinsville
- WIND
- 320° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
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