// Station · 15m ago
KPTB
Dinwiddie County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.4°C / 17.4°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 193 FT
37.1838°N / 77.5074°W
LOCATION · Petersburg, US
WIND
230°4 kt
KPTB · 193 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 17
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/4 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 KPTB 142155Z AUTO 23004KT 10SM CLR 30/17 A3011 RMK AO2 T03040174
KPTB · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
230°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
5,002'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
5,002'
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
3,061'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
3,061'
Pattern altitude: 1,193 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 +15°C
1,800FT
+1,607 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV193 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT1 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI
(Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:02ZSUNRISE
17:16ZSOLAR NOON
00:31ZSUNSET
01:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 21m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:02Z (2h 51m)
DAY LENGTH14h 29m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:08Z
MOONSET00:38Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KFCI
VFR
Richmond Executive-Chesterfield County Airport · North Chesterfield
- WIND
- 240° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM N
- AGE
- 14m ago
KRIC
VFR
Richmond International Airport · Richmond
- WIND
- 170° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 21 NM NE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KBKT
VFR
Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field · Blackstone
- WIND
- 190° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM W
- AGE
- 1h 15m ago
KW96
VFR
New Kent County Airport · Quinton
- WIND
- 220° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM NE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KAKQ
VFR
Wakefield Municipal Airport · Wakefield
- WIND
- 120° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
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