// Station · 4m ago
KGEV
Ashe County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.1°C / 14.8°C
ALTIM 30.27 inHg
ELEV 3,180 FT
36.4324°N / 81.4185°W
LOCATION · Jefferson, US
WIND
100°4 kt
KGEV · 3,180 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 15
ALTIM
30.27"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 100°/4 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 KGEV 142115Z AUTO 10004KT 10SM CLR 24/15 A3027 RMK AO2 T02410148
KGEV · day 14 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 100° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
100°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
10
HDG 100°
—CALM
——
5,002'
28
HDG 280°
—CALM
——
5,002'
Pattern altitude: 4,180 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
4,600FT
+1,420 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,180 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT2,829 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KFMM
(Fort Morgan Municipal Airport, Fort Morgan, elev 4,569 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+46%
-32%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+32%
-21%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-14%
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)
10:19ZSUNRISE
17:32ZSOLAR NOON
00:45ZSUNSET
01:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 25m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:15Z (3h 55m)
DAY LENGTH14h 25m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:24Z
MOONSET00:50Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KUKF
VFR
Wilkes County Airport · North Wilkesboro
- WIND
- 110° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM SE
- AGE
- 24m ago
KMKJ
VFR
Mountain Empire Airport · Rural Retreat
- WIND
- 060° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT045
- DIST
- 28 NM N
- AGE
- 4m ago
KVJI
VFR
Virginia Highlands Airport · Abingdon
- WIND
- 100° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT049
- DIST
- 33 NM NW
- AGE
- 4m ago
KHLX
VFR
Twin County Airport · Hillsville
- WIND
- 030° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NE
- AGE
- 4m ago
KMRN
VFR
Foothills Regional Airport · Morganton
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM S
- AGE
- 4m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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