// Station · 13m ago

KMHV

Mojave Air & Space Port

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.4°C / 2.5°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 2,801 FT

35.0564°N / 118.1453°W

LOCATION · Mojave, US

WIND

080°3 kt

KMHV · 2,801 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT270 SCT300

T / Td

27 / 3

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 27,000 ft, and scattered at 30,000 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 KMHV 111455Z AUTO 08003KT 10SM SCT270 SCT300 27/02 A2996 RMK AO2 T02740025 51012

KMHV · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 080° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 27,000 ft · scattered layer at 30,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

080°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 12,503'

30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 12,503'

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 7,049'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 7,049'

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 4,747'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 4,747'

Pattern altitude: 3,801 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 +18°C

4,900FT

+2,099 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,801 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT2,760 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KO02 (Nervino Airport, Beckwourth, elev 4,900 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+49%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT300

Scattered · base 30,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT270

Scattered · base 27,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER30,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,639 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:48ZSUNRISE

19:59ZSOLAR NOON

03:09ZSUNSET

03:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:39Z (12h 30m) DAY LENGTH14h 21m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:14Z MOONSET00:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KTSP

VFR

Tehachapi Municipal Airport · Tehachapi

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

KEDW

VFR

Edwards Air Force Base · Edwards

WIND: 210° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT270
DIST: 15 NM SE
AGE: 13m ago

KWJF

VFR

General William J Fox Airfield · Lancaster

WIND: 250° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

KPMD

VFR

Palmdale Regional Airport / USAF Plant 42 Airport · Palmdale

WIND: 170° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

KNID

VFR

China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport · China Lake

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 44 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

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