// Station · 24m ago
KWVL
Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 29.72 inHg
ELEV 333 FT
44.5332°N / 69.6755°W
LOCATION · Waterville, US
WIND
230°9 kt
KWVL · 333 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 22
ALTIM
29.72"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 230°/9 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 KWVL 142056Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 26/22 A2972 RMK AO2 SLP066 T02560217 58018
KWVL · day 14 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 230° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.72" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 9 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
230°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H9 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 5,500'
14
HDG 140°
H0 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
32
HDG 320°
H0 kt
X9 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
05
HDG 050°
T9 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,333 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
+1,567 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV333 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT531 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K8B0
(Steven A. Bean Municipal Airport, Rangeley, elev 1,825 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:08ZSUNRISE
16:45ZSOLAR NOON
00:23ZSUNSET
00:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:20Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 02m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:58Z (3h 38m)
DAY LENGTH15h 15m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE09:12Z
MOONSET00:27Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius
K8B0
MVFR
Steven A. Bean Municipal Airport · Rangeley
- WIND
- 230° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN026
- DIST
- 50 NM NW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KBHB
VFR
Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport · Bar Harbor
- WIND
- 210° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 56 NM E
- AGE
- 24m ago
KPWM
VFR
Portland International Jetport · Portland
- WIND
- 350° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC200
- DIST
- 60 NM SW
- AGE
- 29m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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