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// Station · 35m ago

LGKV

Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31°C / 16°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 18 FT
40.9133°N / 24.6192°E
LOCATION · Kavala, GR
N
WIND
180°5 kt
LGKV · 18 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW025
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 180°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,500 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 LGKV 111350Z 18005KT 9999 FEW025 31/16 Q1015

LGKV · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 180° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,500 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
180°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
23 HDG 230° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,844'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
05 HDG 050° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,018 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

1,900FT
+1,882 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,200 1,050 -100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT-35 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LGKZ (Kozani National Airport Filippos, Kozani, elev 2,059 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,675 FT FEW025 LGKV ELEV · 18 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW025
Few · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,675 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

03:00ZSUNRISE
10:28ZSOLAR NOON
17:55ZSUNSET
18:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:28Z (4h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 55m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:24Z MOONSET15:20Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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