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// Station · 15m ago

K1A6

Middlesboro-Bell County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20.5°C / 20.5°C
ALTIM 30.16 inHg
ELEV 1,154 FT
36.6103°N / 83.7374°W
LOCATION · Middlesboro, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
K1A6 · 1,154 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 06Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.16"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K1A6 150635Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/21 A3016 RMK AO2 T02050205

K1A6 · day 15 at 06:35 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
10 HDG 100° CALM 3,633'
28 HDG 280° CALM 3,633'
Pattern altitude: 2,154 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 +7°C

1,800FT
+646 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,300 2,250 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,154 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT912 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KI35 (Tucker Guthrie Memorial Airport, Baxter, elev 1,551 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,508 FT K1A6 ELEV · 1,154 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,508 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:29ZSUNRISE
17:41ZSOLAR NOON
00:54ZSUNSET
01:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT06:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:24Z (18h 33m) DAY LENGTH14h 25m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:53Z MOONSET01:18Z FULL MOON IN14 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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