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// Station · 24m ago

KPVB

Platteville Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.4°C / 22.6°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 1,025 FT
42.6894°N / 90.4444°W
LOCATION · Platteville, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KPVB · 1,025 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 02Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KPVB 150235Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/23 A3015 RMK AO1 T02640226

KPVB · day 15 at 02:35 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
15 HDG 150° CALM 4,000'
33 HDG 330° CALM 4,000'
07 HDG 070° CALM 3,600'
25 HDG 250° CALM 3,600'
Pattern altitude: 2,025 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

2,300FT
+1,275 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
3,400 2,300 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,025 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT792 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHDE (Brewster Field, Holdrege, elev 2,313 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · 14,358 FT KPVB ELEV · 1,025 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,358 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:37ZSUNRISE
18:08ZSOLAR NOON
01:39ZSUNSET
02:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:13Z (past) DAY LENGTH15h 02m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:53Z MOONSET01:56Z FULL MOON IN14 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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