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KPBG

Plattsburgh International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 234 FT
44.6509°N / 73.4681°W
LOCATION · Plattsburgh, US
N
WIND
270°5 kt
KPBG · 234 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
20 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.80"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/5 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 KPBG 271053Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 20/10 A2980 RMK AO2 SLP088 T02000100

KPBG · day 27 at 10:53 UTC · wind from 270° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
270°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
35 HDG 350° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,759'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
17 HDG 170° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,234 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 +6°C

1,000FT
+766 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV234 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT352 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KELM (Elmira Corning Regional Airport, Elmira/Corning, elev 954 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,335 FT KPBG ELEV · 234 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,335 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:16ZSUNRISE
16:52ZSOLAR NOON
00:28ZSUNSET
01:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:04Z (13h 09m) DAY LENGTH15h 12m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:01Z MOONSET09:13Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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