// Station · 10m ago
KLVN
Airlake Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 12 kt G23
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 960 FT
44.6279°N / 93.2281°W
LOCATION · Minneapolis, US
WIND
120°12 kt
KLVN · 960 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/12G23
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 10
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/12 kt, gusting 23. 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 KLVN 302055Z AUTO 12012G23KT 10SM CLR 29/10 A3001 RMK AO2
KLVN · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 12 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 12 ktG23
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
120°12G23 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H12 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 4,099'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
30
HDG 300°
T12 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,960 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 +16°C
2,800FT
+1,840 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV960 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT869 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLBF
(North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, North Platte, elev 2,777 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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-6)
10:33ZSUNRISE
18:11ZSOLAR NOON
01:50ZSUNSET
02:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 44m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:26Z (5h 20m)
DAY LENGTH15h 16m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:03Z
MOONSET13:20Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSYN
VFR
Stanton Airfield · Dennison
- WIND
- 100° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KMSP
VFR
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 120° / 15 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN220
- DIST
- 15 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
KFCM
VFR
Flying Cloud Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 100° / 14 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KSGS
VFR
South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field · South St Paul
- WIND
- 140° / 13 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM NE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KFBL
VFR
Faribault Municipal Airport-Liz Wall Strohfus Field · Faribault
- WIND
- 090° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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