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// Station · 2m ago

KPKV

Calhoun County Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 120° / 9 kt
VIS 4.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28.6°C / 26.2°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
WX HZ
ELEV 32 FT
28.6540°N / 96.6813°W
LOCATION · Port Lavaca, US
N
WIND
120°9 kt
KPKV · 32 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/9
 
 
 
VIS
4.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW022
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 26
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.98"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 4.0 SM. Moderate winds at 120°/9 kt, visibility 4.0 SM, a few at 2,200 ft. Reported weather: HZ. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KPKV 142355Z AUTO 12009KT 4SM HZ FEW022 29/26 A2998 RMK AO2 60000 T02860262 10297 20285 56014

KPKV · day 14 at 23:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 9 kt · visibility 4.0 SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
120°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
14 HDG 140° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,004'
05 HDG 050° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
23 HDG 230° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT
32 HDG 320° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,032 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 +14°C

1,600FT
+1,568 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
1,800 1,500 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-30 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KERV (Kerrville / Kerr County Airport at Louis Schreiner Field, Kerrville, elev 1,617 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,476 FT FEW022 KPKV ELEV · 32 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW022
Few · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,476 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:39ZSUNRISE
18:33ZSOLAR NOON
01:28ZSUNSET
01:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (1h 56m) DAY LENGTH13h 48m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:49Z MOONSET01:38Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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