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// Station · 11m ago

KPTB

Dinwiddie County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 10 kt G19
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.5°C / 1°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 193 FT
37.1838°N / 77.5074°W
LOCATION · Petersburg, US
N
WIND
010°10 kt
KPTB · 193 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/10G19
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 1
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 010°/10 kt, gusting 19. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KPTB 301915Z AUTO 01010G19KT 10SM CLR 28/01 A2991 RMK AO2 T02750010

KPTB · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 010° at 10 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 10 ktG19
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
010°10G19 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
05 HDG 050° H8 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,002'
32 HDG 320° H6 kt X8 kt RIGHT 3,061'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
14 HDG 140° T6 kt X8 kt LEFT
23 HDG 230° T8 kt X6 kt RIGHT
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 +13°C

1,700FT
+1,507 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,100 1,000 -100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV193 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT199 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K0VG (Lee County Airport, Jonesville, elev 1,411 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,082 FT KPTB ELEV · 193 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,082 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:53ZSUNRISE
17:09ZSOLAR NOON
00:24ZSUNSET
00:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:54Z (5h 27m) DAY LENGTH14h 30m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:20Z MOONSET11:50Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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