// Station · 24m ago
KVPC
Cartersville Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 759 FT
34.1231°N / 84.8487°W
LOCATION · Cartersville, US
WIND
VRB5 kt
KVPC · 759 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 21
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/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 KVPC 302035Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 30/21 A2989 RMK AO2
KVPC · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
5,760'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
5,760'
Pattern altitude: 1,759 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
2,800FT
+2,041 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV759 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT786 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A
(Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-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)
10:31ZSUNRISE
17:38ZSOLAR NOON
00:45ZSUNSET
01:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 46m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:14Z (4h 14m)
DAY LENGTH14h 14m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:00Z
MOONSET12:15Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPUJ
VFR
Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport · Dallas
- WIND
- 320° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 13 NM S
- AGE
- 24m ago
KRYY
VFR
→
MVFR
08Z
Cobb County International Airport-McCollum Field · Atlanta
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN041
- DIST
- 14 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KCZL
VFR
Tom B. David Field · Calhoun
- WIND
- 300° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT075
- DIST
- 20 NM N
- AGE
- 24m ago
KRMG
VFR
Richard B Russell Airport · Rome
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 21 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KMGE
VFR
→
MVFR
02Z
Dobbins Air Reserve Base · Marietta
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN180
- DIST
- 21 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 4m ago
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