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// Station · 2m ago

KVTA

Newark Heath Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 884 FT
40.0247°N / 82.4618°W
LOCATION · Newark, US
N
WIND
230°3 kt
KVTA · 884 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KVTA 142354Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM CLR 29/21 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP191 T02940211 10317 20294 56009

KVTA · day 14 at 23:54 UTC · wind from 230° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
230°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
09 HDG 090° CALM 4,649'
27 HDG 270° CALM 4,649'
Pattern altitude: 1,884 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 +16°C

2,600FT
+1,716 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
3,100 2,000 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV884 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT680 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,732 FT KVTA ELEV · 884 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,732 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:13ZSUNRISE
17:36ZSOLAR NOON
00:59ZSUNSET
01:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:31Z (1h 34m) DAY LENGTH14h 45m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:23Z MOONSET01:09Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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