// Station · 12m ago

KVTI

Vinton Veterans Memorial Airpark

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 13 kt G17

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 9,000 ft

T/Td 28.3°C / 7.1°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 842 FT

42.2182°N / 92.0259°W

LOCATION · Vinton, US

WIND

130°13 kt

KVTI · 842 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/13G17

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC090

LAYERS

OVC090

T / Td

28 / 7

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Brisk winds at 130°/13 kt, gusting 17, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 9,000 ft. 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 KVTI 302055Z AUTO 13013G17KT 10SM OVC090 28/07 A2999 RMK AO2 T02830071

KVTI · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 13 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 9,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 13 ktG17

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

130°13G17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

16★ HDG 160° H11 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 2,500'

09 HDG 090° H10 kt X8 kt RIGHT 4,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T10 kt X8 kt LEFT —

34 HDG 340° T11 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,842 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 +15°C

2,500FT

+1,658 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV842 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT768 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCZD (Cozad Municipal Airport, Cozad, elev 2,503 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC090

Overcast · base 9,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,135 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:36ZSUNRISE

18:07ZSOLAR NOON

01:37ZSUNSET

02:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:11Z (5h 03m) DAY LENGTH15h 00m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:06Z MOONSET13:07Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KIIB

VFR

Independence Municipal Airport · Independence

WIND: 130° / 18 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT110
DIST: 15 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

KCID

VFR

The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids

WIND: 150° / 12 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 24 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

KALO

VFR

Waterloo Regional Airport · Waterloo

WIND: 160° / 14 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC095
DIST: 26 NM NW
AGE: 13m ago

KOLZ

VFR

Oelwein Municipal Airport · Oelwein

WIND: 110° / 17 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

KMXO

VFR

Monticello Regional Airport · Monticello

WIND: 090° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 38 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

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