// Station · 13m ago
KGEV
Ashe County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.9°C / 11.5°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 3,180 FT
36.4324°N / 81.4185°W
LOCATION · Jefferson, US
WIND
050°6 kt
KGEV · 3,180 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 12
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 050°/6 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 301915Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 23/12 A3003 RMK AO2 T02290115
KGEV · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 050° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
050°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
10★
HDG 100°
H4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
28
HDG 280°
T4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
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 +14°C
4,700FT
+1,520 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,180 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT3,068 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KAKO
(Colorado Plains Regional Airport, Akron, elev 4,714 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+47%
-33%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+33%
-21%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+19%
-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)
10:11ZSUNRISE
17:24ZSOLAR NOON
00:37ZSUNSET
01:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 09m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:07Z (5h 39m)
DAY LENGTH14h 26m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:37Z
MOONSET12:04Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KUKF
VFR
Wilkes County Airport · North Wilkesboro
- WIND
- 110° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM SE
- AGE
- 13m ago
KMKJ
VFR
Mountain Empire Airport · Rural Retreat
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
KVJI
VFR
Virginia Highlands Airport · Abingdon
- WIND
- 050° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM NW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KHLX
VFR
Twin County Airport · Hillsville
- WIND
- 300° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NE
- AGE
- 13m ago
K0A9
VFR
Elizabethton Municipal Airport · Elizabethton
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM W
- AGE
- 13m ago
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