// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KAXV
VFR
Neil Armstrong Airport · Wapakoneta
- WIND
- 220° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KFWA
VFR
Fort Wayne International Airport · Fort Wayne
- WIND
- 220° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT250
- DIST
- 27 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
KAOH
VFR
Lima Allen County Airport · Lima
- WIND
- 250° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
KDFI
VFR
Defiance Memorial Airport · Defiance
- WIND
- 260° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
KSMD
VFR
Smith Field · Fort Wayne
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 29m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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