// Station · 6m ago

KPKB

Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,100 ft

T/Td 23.3°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 858 FT

39.3451°N / 81.4392°W

LOCATION · Parkersburg (Williamstown), US

WIND

190°3 kt

KPKB · 858 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN041

LAYERS

FEW010 BKN041 BKN060

T / Td

23 / 21

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,100 ft. Light winds at 190°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,000 ft, broken at 4,100 ft, and broken at 6,000 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 KPKB 111453Z 19003KT 10SM FEW010 BKN041 BKN060 23/21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02330206 50006

KPKB · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · broken layer at 4,100 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

190°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

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV858 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT746 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN041

Broken · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW010

Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,626 ft VFR MARGIN+1,100 ft

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

10:09ZSUNRISE

17:32ZSOLAR NOON

00:55ZSUNSET

01:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:26Z (10h 26m) DAY LENGTH14h 45m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:35Z MOONSET22:20Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KUNI

IFR

Ohio University Airport · Albany

WIND: 200° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN005
DIST: 38 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

KCDI

IFR

Cambridge Municipal Airport · Cambridge

WIND: 150° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC009
DIST: 38 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

KZZV

VFR

Zanesville Municipal Airport · Zanesville

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 42 NM NW
AGE: 6m ago

K48I

MVFR

Braxton County Airport · Sutton

WIND: 270° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 54 NM SE
AGE: 24m ago

KCKB

MVFR → VFR 18Z

North Central West Virginia Airport · Bridgeport

WIND: 220° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC025
DIST: 56 NM E
AGE: 6m ago

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