// Station · 12m ago

K4B8

Robertson Field

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,900 ft

T/Td 10.6°C / 4.5°C

ALTIM 30.01 inHg

ELEV 200 FT

41.6904°N / 72.8648°W

LOCATION · Plainville, US

WIND

—calm

K4B8 · 200 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN039

LAYERS

SCT024 BKN039 BKN055

T / Td

11 / 5

ALTIM

30.01"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,900 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 2,400 ft, broken at 3,900 ft, and broken at 5,500 ft. 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 K4B8 301915Z AUTO 10SM SCT024 BKN039 BKN055 11/05 A3001 RMK AO2 T01060045

K4B8 · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,400 ft · broken layer at 3,900 ft · broken layer at 5,500 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

CALMcalm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 3,666'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 3,666'

Pattern altitude: 1,200 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 -4°C

-400FT

-600 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV200 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT109 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBDR (Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Bridgeport, elev 9 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN055

Broken · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN039

Broken · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT024

Scattered · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,554 ft VFR MARGIN+900 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:21ZSUNRISE

16:50ZSOLAR NOON

00:19ZSUNSET

00:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 51m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:52Z (5h 24m) DAY LENGTH14h 57m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE20:48Z MOONSET11:45Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KCEF

VFR

Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base · Chicopee

WIND: 030° / 18 ktG25
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 34 NM NE
AGE: 32m ago

KDXR

VFR

Danbury Municipal Airport · Danbury

WIND: 030° / 13 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN034
DIST: 34 NM SW
AGE: 34m ago

KBDR

VFR

Igor I Sikorsky Memorial Airport · Bridgeport

WIND: 010° / 25 ktG35
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC035
DIST: 34 NM S
AGE: 35m ago

KGON

MVFR → VFR 22Z

Groton New London Airport · Groton

WIND: 010° / 22 ktG35
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN026
DIST: 43 NM SE
AGE: 31m ago

KPOU

VFR

Dutchess County Airport · Poughkeepsie

WIND: 360° / 11 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN042
DIST: 46 NM W
AGE: 34m ago

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