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// Station · 9m ago

KVNW

Van Wert County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 785 FT
40.8647°N / 84.6094°W
LOCATION · Van Wert, US
N
WIND
250°5 kt
KVNW · 785 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/5 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 KVNW 142255Z AUTO 25005KT 10SM CLR 31/23 A3012 RMK AO2

KVNW · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 250° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
250°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
27 HDG 270° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,000'
18 HDG 180° H2 kt X5 kt RIGHT 2,558'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
36 HDG 360° T2 kt X5 kt LEFT
09 HDG 090° T5 kt X2 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 +17°C

2,600FT
+1,815 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,000 2,650 2,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV785 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT581 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJFZ (Tazewell County Airport, Cedar Bluff, elev 2,653 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
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 · 16,442 FT KVNW ELEV · 785 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,442 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:19ZSUNRISE
17:45ZSOLAR NOON
01:10ZSUNSET
01:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:43Z (2h 39m) DAY LENGTH14h 50m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:28Z MOONSET01:19Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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