// Station · 4h 16m ago · STALE
KPPQ
Pittsfield Penstone Municipal Airport
CAT —
WIND 050° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING —
T/Td 30.7°C / 21.6°C
ALTIM 30.20 inHg
ELEV 710 FT
39.6389°N / 90.7784°W
LOCATION · Pittsfield, US
WIND
050°6 kt
KPPQ · 710 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 22
ALTIM
30.20"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 050°/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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METAR KPPQ 141755Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM 31/22 A3020 RMK AO2 6//// T03070216
KPPQ · day 14 at 17:55 UTC · wind from 050° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.20" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
050°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H1 kt
X6 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
31
HDG 310°
T1 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 1,710 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 +17°C
2,400FT
+1,690 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV710 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT427 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLXN
(Jim Kelly Field, Lexington, elev 2,413 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:48ZSUNRISE
18:10ZSOLAR NOON
01:31ZSUNSET
02:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 20m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (3h 51m)
DAY LENGTH14h 43m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:54Z
MOONSET01:38Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KI63
VFR
Mount Sterling Municipal Airport · Mount Sterling
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM N
- AGE
- 16m ago
KIJX
VFR
Jacksonville Municipal Airport · Jacksonville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 16m ago
KUIN
VFR
Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field · Quincy
- WIND
- 080° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT046
- DIST
- 26 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KHAE
VFR
Hannibal Regional Airport · Hannibal
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT043
- DIST
- 31 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
KSET
VFR
St Charles County Regional Airport/Smartt Field · St Charles
- WIND
- 020° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago
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