// Station · 59m ago

K1R8

Bay Minette Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.87 inHg

WX VCTS

ELEV 248 FT

30.8703°N / 87.8193°W

LOCATION · Bay Minette, US

WIND

210°8 kt

K1R8 · 248 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW060 FEW120

T / Td

30 / 23

ALTIM

29.87"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 210°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 ft, and a few at 12,000 ft. Reported weather: VCTS. 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 302135Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM VCTS FEW060 FEW120 30/23 A2987 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT ALQDS

K1R8 · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 210° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · weather: VCTS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

210°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

26★ HDG 260° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

08 HDG 080° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

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 +16°C

2,200FT

+1,952 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV248 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT295 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,400 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:50ZSUNRISE

17:50ZSOLAR NOON

00:49ZSUNSET

01:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:34Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:17Z (2h 42m) DAY LENGTH13h 59m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:23Z MOONSET12:22Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KBFM

VFR

Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile

WIND: 230° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM SW
AGE: 41m ago

KMOB

VFR

Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile

WIND: 190° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN200
DIST: 24 NM SW
AGE: 38m ago

KJKA

VFR

Jack Edwards National Airport · Gulf Shores

WIND: 250° / 8 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT020
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 35m ago

KNPA

VFR

Naval Air Station Pensacola Forrest Sherman Field · Pensacola

WIND: 220° / 9 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 40 NM SE
AGE: 4m ago

KPNS

VFR

Pensacola International Airport · Pensacola

WIND: 210° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 40 NM SE
AGE: 41m ago

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