// Station · 19m ago
KPTV
Porterville Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 38.9°C / 16.1°C
ALTIM 29.86 inHg
ELEV 442 FT
36.0296°N / 119.0630°W
LOCATION · Porterville, US
WIND
310°8 kt
KPTV · 442 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
39 / 16
ALTIM
29.86"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 310°/8 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 KPTV 150056Z AUTO 31008KT 10SM CLR 39/16 A2986 RMK AO2 SLPNO T03890161 $
KPTV · day 15 at 00:56 UTC · wind from 310° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 39°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 310° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
310°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H8 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,960'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
12
HDG 120°
T8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
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 +25°C
3,500FT
+3,058 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +900 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV442 FT
OAT+39°C
ISA DELTA+25°C
PRESSURE ALT498 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K2O1
(Gansner Field, Quincy, elev 3,415 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+35%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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)
12:51ZSUNRISE
20:03ZSOLAR NOON
03:14ZSUNSET
03:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:15Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 59m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:44Z (2h 29m)
DAY LENGTH14h 23m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE13:04Z
MOONSET03:27Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDLO
VFR
Delano Municipal Airport · Delano
- WIND
- 020° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SW
- AGE
- just now
KVIS
VFR
Visalia Municipal Airport · Visalia
- WIND
- 310° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM NW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KHJO
VFR
Hanford Municipal Airport · Hanford
- WIND
- 350° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 32 NM NW
- AGE
- 22m ago
KBFL
VFR
Meadows Field · Bakersfield
- WIND
- 320° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM S
- AGE
- 21m ago
KO32
VFR
Reedley Municipal Airport · Reedley
- WIND
- 300° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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