// Station · 14m ago
KVPZ
Porter County Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 4 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.1°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 770 FT
41.4540°N / 87.0071°W
LOCATION · Valparaiso, US
WIND
070°4 kt
KVPZ · 770 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/4
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 20
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 070°/4 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM 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 KVPZ 111256Z AUTO 07004KT 9SM CLR 21/20 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP165 T02110200
KVPZ · day 11 at 12:56 UTC · wind from 070° at 4 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
070°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
7,001'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
7,001'
18
HDG 180°
—CALM
——
4,001'
36
HDG 360°
—CALM
——
4,001'
Pattern altitude: 1,770 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 +7°C
1,500FT
+730 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV770 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+7°C
PRESSURE ALT658 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRID
(Richmond Municipal Airport, Richmond, elev 1,140 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-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)
10:25ZSUNRISE
17:54ZSOLAR NOON
01:23ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 13m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (12h 46m)
DAY LENGTH14h 58m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:47Z
MOONSET22:45Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPPO
VFR
La Porte Municipal Airport · La Porte
- WIND
- 060° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM NE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KMGC
VFR
Michigan City Municipal Airport · Michigan City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM NE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KOXI
VFR
Starke County Airport · Knox
- WIND
- 050° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM SE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KGYY
VFR
Gary/Chicago International Airport · Gary
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- SCT025
- DIST
- 21 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KIGQ
VFR
Lansing Municipal Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM W
- AGE
- 15m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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