// Station · 32m ago
KPVW
Hale County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 13 kt G22
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.5°C / -0.5°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 3,374 FT
34.1681°N / 101.7170°W
LOCATION · Plainview, US
WIND
220°13 kt
KPVW · 3,374 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/13G22
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 0
ALTIM
29.85"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 220°/13 kt, gusting 22. 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 KPVW 302030Z AUTO 22013G22KT 10SM CLR 33/00 A2985 RMK AO2 T03251005
KPVW · day 30 at 20:30 UTC · wind from 220° at 13 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 13 ktG22
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
220°13G22 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H13 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 5,997'
13
HDG 130°
H0 kt
X13 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 59%
31
HDG 310°
H0 kt
X13 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 59%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
04
HDG 040°
T13 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 4,374 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 +24°C
6,400FT
+3,026 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,374 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+24°C
PRESSURE ALT3,442 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRTN
(Raton Municipal Airport / Crews Field, Raton, elev 6,352 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+64%
-45%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+45%
-29%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-19%
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-7)
11:38ZSUNRISE
18:45ZSOLAR NOON
01:53ZSUNSET
02:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 50m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (5h 19m)
DAY LENGTH14h 14m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:08Z
MOONSET13:23Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KLBB
VFR
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport · Lubbock
- WIND
- 210° / 13 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 31 NM S
- AGE
- 9m ago
KLLN
VFR
Levelland Municipal Airport · Levelland
- WIND
- 240° / 13 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM SW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KHRX
VFR
Hereford Municipal Airport · Hereford
- WIND
- 230° / 12 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KAMA
VFR
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport · Amarillo
- WIND
- 240° / 14 ktG28
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 63 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KCVN
VFR
Clovis Municipal Airport · Clovis
- WIND
- 260° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 69 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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