// Station · 22m ago

KPKB

Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 230° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 800 ft

T/Td 23.3°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 858 FT

39.3451°N / 81.4392°W

LOCATION · Parkersburg (Williamstown), US

WIND

230°3 kt

KPKB · 858 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN008

LAYERS

BKN008 BKN095

T / Td

23 / 21

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 800 ft. Light winds at 230°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 800 ft, and broken at 9,500 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KPKB 111353Z 23003KT 10SM BKN008 BKN095 23/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02330206

KPKB · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 800 ft · broken layer at 9,500 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

230°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

03 HDG 030° —CALM —— 7,240'

21 HDG 210° —CALM —— 7,240'

10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 4,002'

28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 4,002'

Pattern altitude: 1,858 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

1,900FT

+1,042 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV858 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT734 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSXL (Summersville Airport, Mount Lookout, elev 1,820 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

BKN095

Broken · base 9,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN008

Broken · base 800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,626 ft VFR MARGIN-2,200 ft

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

10:09ZSUNRISE

17:32ZSOLAR NOON

00:55ZSUNSET

01:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:26Z (11h 10m) DAY LENGTH14h 45m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:33Z MOONSET22:19Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KUNI

VFR

Ohio University Airport · Albany

WIND: 190° / 3 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: FEW002
DIST: 38 NM W
AGE: 20m ago

KCDI

IFR

Cambridge Municipal Airport · Cambridge

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 38 NM N
AGE: 20m ago

KZZV

IFR → VFR 15Z

Zanesville Municipal Airport · Zanesville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 42 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

K48I

MVFR

Braxton County Airport · Sutton

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 54 NM SE
AGE: 20m ago

KCKB

IFR → VFR 18Z

North Central West Virginia Airport · Bridgeport

WIND: 220° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN007
DIST: 56 NM E
AGE: 22m ago

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