// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE

KFVE

Northern Aroostook Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 13 kt G24

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 25°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 29.55 inHg

ELEV 988 FT

47.2855°N / 68.3128°W

LOCATION · Frenchville, US

WIND

270°13 kt

KFVE · 988 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/13G24

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

25 / 17

ALTIM

29.55"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 270°/13 kt, gusting 24. Visibility 7.0 SM 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 KFVE 142253Z AUTO 27013G24KT 7SM CLR 25/17 A2955 RMK AO2 SLP001 T02500172 $

KFVE · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 270° at 13 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.55" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1000.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 13 ktG24

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

270°13G24 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

32★ HDG 320° H8 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,600'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

14 HDG 140° T8 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,988 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 +13°C

2,900FT

+1,912 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV988 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,354 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4 (Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,614 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

08:52ZSUNRISE

16:40ZSOLAR NOON

00:28ZSUNSET

01:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:55Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:06Z (1h 11m) DAY LENGTH15h 35m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE09:02Z MOONSET00:37Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KCAR

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Caribou Municipal Airport · Caribou

WIND: 250° / 10 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM SE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KPQI

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Presque Isle International Airport · Presque Isle

WIND: 260° / 8 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM S
AGE: 59m ago

KHUL

MVFR → VFR 07Z

Houlton International Airport · Houlton

WIND: 250° / 6 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 73 NM S
AGE: 1h 2m ago

CYYY

VFR

Mont Joli Airport · Mont-Joli

WIND: 230° / 16 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 80 NM N
AGE: 55m ago

KMLT

MVFR

Millinocket Municipal Airport · Millinocket

WIND: VRB / 6 ktG16
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 100 NM S
AGE: 1h 2m ago

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