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// KLWA · South Haven Area Regional Airport · South Haven

// Station · 13m ago

KLWA

South Haven Area Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 15°C
ALTIM 29.76 inHg
ELEV 666 FT
42.3512°N / 86.2557°W
LOCATION · South Haven, US
N
WIND
190°8 kt
KLWA · 666 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 02Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.76"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 190°/8 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KLWA 130215Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 26/15 A2976 RMK AO2

KLWA · day 13 at 02:15 UTC · wind from 190° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.76" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
190°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
23★ HDG 230° H6 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,800'
14 HDG 140° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
32 HDG 320° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT —
05 HDG 050° T6 kt X5 kt RIGHT —
Pattern altitude: 1,666 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 +13°C

2,300FT
+1,634 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV666 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT823 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJST (John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, elev 2,284 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,797 FT KLWA ELEV · 666 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,797 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:55ZSUNRISE
17:32ZSOLAR NOON
23:09ZSUNSET
23:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:38Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 14m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:19Z MOONSET00:33Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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