// Station · 6m ago
KVPZ
Porter County Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22.2°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.04 inHg
ELEV 770 FT
41.4540°N / 87.0071°W
LOCATION · Valparaiso, US
WIND
070°3 kt
KVPZ · 770 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 21
ALTIM
30.04"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 070°/3 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 KVPZ 111356Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02220206
KVPZ · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 070° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
070°3 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 +8°C
1,700FT
+930 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV770 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT646 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNL
(Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, elev 1,704 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)
10:25ZSUNRISE
17:54ZSOLAR NOON
01:23ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 21m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (11h 54m)
DAY LENGTH14h 58m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:48Z
MOONSET22:47Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPPO
VFR
La Porte Municipal Airport · La Porte
- WIND
- 060° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KMGC
VFR
Michigan City Municipal Airport · Michigan City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT043
- DIST
- 17 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KOXI
MVFR
Starke County Airport · Knox
- WIND
- 020° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN023
- DIST
- 17 NM SE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KGYY
VFR
Gary/Chicago International Airport · Gary
- WIND
- 050° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN041
- DIST
- 21 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KIGQ
VFR
Lansing Municipal Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 050° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN040
- DIST
- 24 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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