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// 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
N
WIND
220°13 kt
KPVW · 3,374 FT
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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
6,700 5,600 4,500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 19,788 FT KPVW ELEV · 3,374 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,788 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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