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// Station · 10m ago

KPIA

General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 17.8°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 660 FT
40.6638°N / 89.6926°W
LOCATION · Peoria, US
N
WIND
030°6 kt
KPIA · 660 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.04"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/6 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 KPIA 111654Z 03006KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02440178

KPIA · day 11 at 16:54 UTC · wind from 030° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
030°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
04 HDG 040° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,004'
31 HDG 310° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
13 HDG 130° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT
22 HDG 220° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,660 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 +10°C

1,800FT
+1,140 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
2,900 2,050 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV660 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT536 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAUH (Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field, Aurora, elev 1,803 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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 · 12,983 FT KPIA ELEV · 660 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,983 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:38ZSUNRISE
18:05ZSOLAR NOON
01:32ZSUNSET
02:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (9h 00m) DAY LENGTH14h 53m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:08Z MOONSET23:01Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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