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// K1R8 · Bay Minette Municipal Airport · Bay Minette

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// Station · 4h 30m ago · STALE

K1R8

Bay Minette Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 248 FT
30.8703°N / 87.8193°W
LOCATION · Bay Minette, US
N
WIND
210°4 kt
K1R8 · 248 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/4 kt. 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 K1R8 122355Z AUTO 21004KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A3003 RMK AO2

K1R8 · day 12 at 23:55 UTC · wind from 210° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
210°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 5,500'
26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 5,500'
Pattern altitude: 1,248 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

1,000FT
+752 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV248 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT136 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCMD (Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field, Cullman, elev 969 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,359 FT K1R8 ELEV · 248 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,359 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:52ZSUNRISE
17:38ZSOLAR NOON
23:24ZSUNSET
23:49ZCIVIL END
CURRENT04:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:49Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 32m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION4% MOONRISE13:20Z MOONSET00:52Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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