// Station · 8m ago
KVCB
Nut Tree Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 40.6°C / 9.4°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 117 FT
38.3768°N / 121.9620°W
LOCATION · Vacaville, US
WIND
VRB6 kt
KVCB · 117 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
41 / 9
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/6 kt. 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 KVCB 142253Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 41/09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP119 T04060094
KVCB · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 41°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 6 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
02
HDG 020°
—CALM
——
4,700'
20
HDG 200°
—CALM
——
4,700'
Pattern altitude: 1,117 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 +26°C
3,200FT
+3,083 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV117 FT
OAT+41°C
ISA DELTA+26°C
PRESSURE ALT144 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGOO
(Nevada County Airport, Grass Valley, elev 3,152 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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-8)
12:56ZSUNRISE
20:14ZSOLAR NOON
03:32ZSUNSET
04:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 31m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:03Z (5h 02m)
DAY LENGTH14h 36m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE13:04Z
MOONSET03:41Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KEDU
VFR
University Airport · Davis
- WIND
- 220° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KDWA
VFR
Yolo County Davis Woodland Winters Airport · Davis/Woodland/Winters
- WIND
- 210° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KAPC
VFR
Napa County Airport · Napa
- WIND
- 200° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM SW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KSAC
VFR
Sacramento Executive Airport · Sacramento
- WIND
- 250° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM E
- AGE
- 8m ago
KCCR
VFR
Buchanan Field · Concord
- WIND
- 300° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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