// Station · 17m ago
KW78
William M Tuck Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.1°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 420 FT
36.7100°N / 78.8480°W
LOCATION · South Boston, US
WIND
040°4 kt
KW78 · 420 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 14
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 040°/4 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 KW78 142155Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 31/14 A3012 RMK AO1 T03110140
KW78 · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 040° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
040°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
01
HDG 010°
—CALM
——
4,011'
19
HDG 190°
—CALM
——
4,011'
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
2,700'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
2,700'
Pattern altitude: 1,420 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 +17°C
2,200FT
+1,780 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +1,100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV420 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT216 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBCB
(Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport, Blacksburg, elev 2,132 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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-5)
10:08ZSUNRISE
17:22ZSOLAR NOON
00:35ZSUNSET
01:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:05Z (2h 53m)
DAY LENGTH14h 27m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:15Z
MOONSET00:42Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCXE
VFR
Chase City Municipal Airport · Chase City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM E
- AGE
- 17m ago
KDAN
VFR
Danville Regional Airport · Danville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT070
- DIST
- 25 NM W
- AGE
- 19m ago
KHNZ
VFR
Henderson Oxford Airport · Oxford
- WIND
- 060° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KTDF
VFR
Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County · Timberlake
- WIND
- 040° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago
K0V4
VFR
Brookneal/Campbell County Airport · Gladys
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
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