// Station · 16m ago
KOWX
Putnam County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 764 FT
41.0356°N / 83.9820°W
LOCATION · Ottawa, US
WIND
230°7 kt
KOWX · 764 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 23
ALTIM
30.14"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/7 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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METAR KOWX 142155Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3014 RMK AO2
KOWX · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
230°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,502'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
09
HDG 090°
T5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,764 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
2,500FT
+1,736 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV764 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT543 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW
(Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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)
10:16ZSUNRISE
17:42ZSOLAR NOON
01:08ZSUNSET
01:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 57m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:41Z (3h 29m)
DAY LENGTH14h 52m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:23Z
MOONSET01:15Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KFDY
VFR
Findlay Airport · Findlay
- WIND
- 240° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
KAOH
VFR
Lima Allen County Airport · Lima
- WIND
- 260° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM S
- AGE
- 18m ago
KDFI
VFR
Defiance Memorial Airport · Defiance
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM NW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KI95
VFR
Hardin County Airport · Kenton
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KVNW
VFR
Van Wert County Airport · Van Wert
- WIND
- 250° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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