// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KDLO
VFR
Delano Municipal Airport · Delano
- WIND
- 020° / 5 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KVIS
VFR
Visalia Municipal Airport · Visalia
- WIND
- 290° / 6 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM NW
- AGE
- 36m ago
KHJO
VFR
Hanford Municipal Airport · Hanford
- WIND
- 340° / 7 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NW
- AGE
- 39m ago
KBFL
VFR
Meadows Field · Bakersfield
- WIND
- 300° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM S
- AGE
- 38m ago
KO32
VFR
Reedley Municipal Airport · Reedley
- WIND
- 310° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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