KPKV — Calhoun County
Port Lavaca, TX · field elevation 32 ft · NON-ATCT
KPKV current weather Live
MVFR ceiling 1,000–3,000 ft or visibility 3–5 statute miles
METAR KPKV 252355Z AUTO 14011KT 5SM HZ CLR 30/25 A2994 RMK AO2 T03010250 10336 20301 55000 $
- Wind
- from 140° at 11 kt
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 30 °C / dewpoint 25 °C
- Altimeter
- 29.94 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,809 ft · pressure altitude 12 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 140° at 11 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 11 kt head | 1 kt from the left |
| 05 | 1 kt head | 11 kt from the right |
| 23 | 1 kt tail | 11 kt from the left |
| 32 | 11 kt tail | 1 kt from the right |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 32,000–32,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KPKV — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KPKV — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 28.65331, -96.68272
- Elevation
- 32 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1217Z / 0018Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°E (2000)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A++
- Sectional
- Houston
- County
- Calhoun, TX
Everything else KPKV publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,004 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
| 05/23 | 2,432 | 60 | TURF | — |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 2 approaches — RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
- KVCT Victoria Rgnl17 nm
- KPSX Palacios Muni23 nm
- KRKP Aransas County39 nm
- KARM Wharton Rgnl46 nm
- KBYY Bay City Rgnl47 nm
- KTFP Ingleside Rgnl52 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KPKV airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Texas airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.