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// Station · 28m ago

KPVE

Beech River Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 488 FT
35.6564°N / 88.1954°W
LOCATION · Darden, US
N
WIND
090°3 kt
KPVE · 488 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW032
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 090°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,200 ft. 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 KPVE 142235Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM FEW032 28/24 A3005 RMK A01

KPVE · day 14 at 22:35 UTC · wind from 090° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,200 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
090°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
01 HDG 010° CALM 6,000'
19 HDG 190° CALM 6,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,488 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 +14°C

2,000FT
+1,512 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV488 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT355 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS (Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,629 FT FEW032 KPVE ELEV · 488 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW032
Few · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER3,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,629 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:48ZSUNRISE
17:59ZSOLAR NOON
01:10ZSUNSET
01:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:39Z (2h 35m) DAY LENGTH14h 21m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:57Z MOONSET01:18Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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