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// Station · 7m ago

KW81

Crewe Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.2°C / 2.3°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 420 FT
37.1810°N / 78.0983°W
LOCATION · Crewe, US
N
WIND
040°4 kt
KW81 · 420 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 2
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.92"
 
 
 

// 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KW81 302055Z AUTO 04004KT 10SM CLR 26/02 A2992 RMK AO1 T02620023

KW81 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 040° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
040°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
15 HDG 150° CALM 3,300'
33 HDG 330° CALM 3,300'
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 +12°C

1,900FT
+1,480 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,300 1,200 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV420 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT417 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KVJI (Virginia Highlands Airport, Abingdon, elev 2,087 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 13,652 FT KW81 ELEV · 420 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,652 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:56ZSUNRISE
17:11ZSOLAR NOON
00:26ZSUNSET
00:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (3h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 30m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:25Z MOONSET11:56Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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