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// Station · 36m ago

KPTV

Porterville Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 6 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.7°C / 10.6°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 442 FT
36.0296°N / 119.0630°W
LOCATION · Porterville, US
N
WIND
VRB6 kt
KPTV · 442 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/6
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.02"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/6 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM 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 KPTV 302156Z AUTO VRB06KT 9SM CLR 27/11 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02670106 $

KPTV · day 30 at 21:56 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 6 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
12 HDG 120° CALM 5,960'
30 HDG 300° CALM 5,960'
Pattern altitude: 1,442 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 +12°C

1,800FT
+1,358 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
2,100 800 -500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV442 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT339 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTNP (Twentynine Palms Airport, Twentynine Palms, elev 1,888 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,927 FT KPTV ELEV · 442 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,927 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:42ZSUNRISE
19:55ZSOLAR NOON
03:07ZSUNSET
03:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:32Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:37Z (5h 04m) DAY LENGTH14h 24m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE00:15Z MOONSET14:40Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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