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// Station · 22m ago

KJVL

Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 13 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 15,000 ft
T/Td 23°C / 3°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 808 FT
42.6203°N / 89.0416°W
LOCATION · Janesville, US
N
WIND
090°13 kt
KJVL · 808 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/13G17
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN150
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN150
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 3
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 15,000 ft. Brisk winds at 090°/13 kt, gusting 17, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 15,000 ft. 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 KJVL 302045Z 09013G17KT 10SM BKN150 23/03 A3010

KJVL · day 30 at 20:45 UTC · wind from 090° at 13 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 15,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 13 ktG17
4 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 4 CAUTION
N
WIND
090°13G17 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable
04 HDG 040° H8 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,701'
14 HDG 140° H8 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 59%
18 HDG 180° H0 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 76%
36 HDG 360° H0 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 76%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
22 HDG 220° T8 kt X10 kt LEFT
32 HDG 320° T8 kt X10 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,808 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 +9°C

1,700FT
+892 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT
3,000 1,550 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV808 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT625 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNL (Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, elev 1,704 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,424 FT BKN150 · CEILING KJVL ELEV · 808 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN150
Broken · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING15,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER15,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,424 ft VFR MARGIN+12,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:23ZSUNRISE
17:55ZSOLAR NOON
01:26ZSUNSET
02:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:00Z (4h 53m) DAY LENGTH15h 03m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:53Z MOONSET12:56Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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