// Station · 25m ago
KPVW
Hale County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28.7°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 3,374 FT
34.1681°N / 101.7170°W
LOCATION · Plainview, US
WIND
110°11 kt
KPVW · 3,374 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT080
T / Td
29 / 14
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 110°/11 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 8,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KPVW 150050Z AUTO 11011KT 10SM SCT080 29/14 A3011 RMK AO2 T02870140
KPVW · day 15 at 00:50 UTC · wind from 110° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 110° @ 11 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
110°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H10 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,000'
04
HDG 040°
H4 kt
X10 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 91%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
22
HDG 220°
T4 kt
X10 kt LEFT
—
31
HDG 310°
T10 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
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 +20°C
5,600FT
+2,226 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,374 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT3,182 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTAD
(Perry Stokes Airport, Trinidad, elev 5,762 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+56%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-17%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:46ZSUNRISE
18:53ZSOLAR NOON
02:00ZSUNSET
02:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:15Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING45m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:29Z (1h 14m)
DAY LENGTH14h 14m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:59Z
MOONSET02:13Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KLBB
VFR
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport · Lubbock
- WIND
- 120° / 14 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW065
- DIST
- 31 NM S
- AGE
- 22m ago
KLLN
VFR
Levelland Municipal Airport · Levelland
- WIND
- 120° / 16 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT070
- DIST
- 49 NM SW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KHRX
VFR
Hereford Municipal Airport · Hereford
- WIND
- 130° / 11 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KAMA
VFR
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport · Amarillo
- WIND
- 110° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 63 NM N
- AGE
- 22m ago
KCVN
VFR
Clovis Municipal Airport · Clovis
- WIND
- 100° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 69 NM W
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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