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// Station · 19m ago

KVES

Darke County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 1,007 FT
40.2044°N / 84.5319°W
LOCATION · Versailles, US
N
WIND
300°4 kt
KVES · 1,007 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.14"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 300°/4 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KVES 142335Z AUTO 30004KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A3014 RMK AO2

KVES · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 300° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
300°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
09 HDG 090° CALM 4,802'
27 HDG 270° CALM 4,802'
Pattern altitude: 2,007 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 +15°C

2,500FT
+1,493 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,300 2,000 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,007 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT786 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW (Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 15,148 FT KVES ELEV · 1,007 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,148 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:21ZSUNRISE
17:45ZSOLAR NOON
01:08ZSUNSET
01:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:40Z (1h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 46m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:31Z MOONSET01:18Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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