// Station · 7m ago
KVPC
Cartersville Airport
CAT —
WIND 120° / 5 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING —
T/Td 23°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
WX -RA
ELEV 759 FT
34.1231°N / 84.8487°W
LOCATION · Cartersville, US
WIND
120°5 kt
KVPC · 759 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/5
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 23
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 120°/5 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: -RA. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KVPC 150015Z AUTO 12005KT 9SM -RA 23/23 A3011 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND W AND NW
KVPC · day 15 at 00:15 UTC · wind from 120° at 5 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
120°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
19★
HDG 190°
H2 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,760'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
01
HDG 010°
T2 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
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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 +9°C
1,700FT
+941 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV759 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT567 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJZP
(Pickens County Airport, Jasper, elev 1,535 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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)
10:39ZSUNRISE
17:46ZSOLAR NOON
00:53ZSUNSET
01:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT00:22Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING30m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:21Z (59m)
DAY LENGTH14h 13m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:50Z
MOONSET01:04Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPUJ
VFR
Silver Comet Field at Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport · Dallas
- WIND
- 060° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC070
- DIST
- 13 NM S
- AGE
- 27m ago
KRYY
MVFR
→
IFR
06Z
Cobb County International Airport-McCollum Field · Atlanta
- WIND
- 080° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 3.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN023
- DIST
- 14 NM SE
- AGE
- 22m ago
KCZL
VFR
Tom B. David Field · Calhoun
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW042
- DIST
- 20 NM N
- AGE
- 7m ago
KRMG
VFR
Richard B Russell Airport · Rome
- WIND
- 030° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN060
- DIST
- 21 NM NW
- AGE
- 29m ago
KMGE
MVFR
→
VFR
01Z
Dobbins Air Reserve Base · Marietta
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN022
- DIST
- 21 NM SE
- AGE
- 27m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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