// Station · 7m ago
KVNW
Van Wert County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 15 kt G18
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 785 FT
40.8647°N / 84.6094°W
LOCATION · Van Wert, US
WIND
070°15 kt
KVNW · 785 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/15G18
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 5
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 070°/15 kt, gusting 18. 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 KVNW 302055Z AUTO 07015G18KT 10SM CLR 22/05 A3011 RMK AO2
KVNW · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 070° at 15 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 15 ktG18
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
070°15G18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H14 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,000'
36
HDG 360°
H5 kt
X14 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 78%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
18
HDG 180°
T5 kt
X14 kt LEFT
—
27
HDG 270°
T14 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,785 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 +8°C
1,600FT
+815 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV785 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT593 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMFD
(Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, Mansfield, elev 1,297 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%
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-6)
10:11ZSUNRISE
17:37ZSOLAR NOON
01:03ZSUNSET
01:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 00m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:36Z (4h 33m)
DAY LENGTH14h 51m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:41Z
MOONSET12:33Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KAXV
VFR
Neil Armstrong Airport · Wapakoneta
- WIND
- 060° / 11 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KFWA
VFR
Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne
- WIND
- 080° / 16 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 27 NM W
- AGE
- 8m ago
KAOH
VFR
Lima Allen County Airport · Lima
- WIND
- 060° / 13 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
KDFI
VFR
Defiance Memorial Airport · Defiance
- WIND
- 080° / 10 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSMD
VFR
Smith Field · Fort Wayne
- WIND
- 070° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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