// Station · 8m ago

KSVE

Susanville Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 34°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

ELEV 4,149 FT

40.3757°N / 120.5730°W

LOCATION · Susanville, US

WIND

340°10 kt

KSVE · 4,149 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT090

T / Td

34 / 12

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 340°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 9,000 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 KSVE 142255Z AUTO 34010KT 050V020 10SM SCT090 34/12 A3015 RMK A01 P000

KSVE · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 340° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 9,000 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 10 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

340°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

29★ HDG 290° H6 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,051'

07 HDG 070° H0 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

25 HDG 250° H0 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

11 HDG 110° T6 kt X8 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 5,149 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 +27°C

7,100FT

+2,951 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,149 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+27°C PRESSURE ALT3,916 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMMH (Mammoth Yosemite Airport, Mammoth Lakes, elev 7,135 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+71%

-50%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+50%

-32%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+28%

-21%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT090

Scattered · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL21,321 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:45ZSUNRISE

20:09ZSOLAR NOON

03:33ZSUNSET

04:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:05Z (5h 01m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:53Z MOONSET03:41Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

KO05

IFR

Rogers Field · Chester

WIND: 100° / 5 ktG14
VIS: 2.0 SM
CEILING: BKN044
DIST: 31 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

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