// Station · 9m ago
KLKU
Louisa County Airport / Freeman Field
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 13 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.5°C / 5°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 493 FT
38.0098°N / 77.9701°W
LOCATION · Louisa, US
WIND
040°13 kt
KLKU · 493 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/13G16
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 5
ALTIM
29.96"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 040°/13 kt, gusting 16. 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 KLKU 302055Z AUTO 04013G16KT 350V050 10SM CLR 25/05 A2996 RMK AO2 T02450050
KLKU · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 040° at 13 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 13 ktG16
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
040°13G16 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H8 kt
X10 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,300'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
27
HDG 270°
T8 kt
X10 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 1,493 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 +10°C
1,700FT
+1,207 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV493 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT452 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K0VG
(Lee County Airport, Jonesville, elev 1,411 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:53ZSUNRISE
17:10ZSOLAR NOON
00:28ZSUNSET
00:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 24m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:59Z (3h 54m)
DAY LENGTH14h 35m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:23Z
MOONSET11:58Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGVE
VFR
Gordonsville Municipal Airport · Gordonsville
- WIND
- 020° / 9 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KOMH
VFR
Orange County Airport · Orange
- WIND
- 020° / 10 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KCHO
VFR
Charlottesville Albemarle Airport · Charlottesville
- WIND
- 050° / 8 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KEZF
VFR
Shannon Airport · Fredericksburg
- WIND
- 330° / 11 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KOFP
VFR
Hanover County Municipal Airport · Hanover
- WIND
- 010° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
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