KPKV — Calhoun County
Port Lavaca, TX · field elevation 32 ft · NON-ATCT
1 AIRMET & SIGMET Read in the EFB →
KPKV current weather
LIFR ceiling below 500 ft or visibility under 1 statute mile
METAR KPKV 111155Z AUTO 17004KT 1/4SM FG FEW220 26/26 A3004 RMK AO2 60000 T02600260 10279 20260 53004
- Wind
- from 170° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 0.25 statute miles
- Sky
- few, no ceiling
- Temperature
- 26 °C / dewpoint 26 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,198 ft · pressure altitude -88 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 170° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | 4 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 23 | 2 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 05 | 2 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
| 32 | 4 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
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
- 1154Z / 0110Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5° (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.