KPKV — Calhoun County
Port Lavaca, TX · field elevation 32 ft · NON-ATCT
KPKV current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KPKV 100235Z AUTO 04010KT 10SM OVC065 16/16 A3017 RMK AO2 RAE0234 P0000 T01590159
- Wind
- from 040° at 10 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 6,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 16 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.17 inHg
- Density altitude
- -162 ft · pressure altitude -218 ft
- Observed
- 6 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 040° at 10 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 05 | 10 kt head | 2 kt from the left |
| 32 | 2 kt head | 10 kt from the right |
| 14 | 2 kt tail | 10 kt from the left |
| 23 | 10 kt tail | 2 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
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
- 1246Z / 2335Z
- 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.