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// Station · 18m ago

K8B0

Steven A. Bean Municipal Airport
CAT
WIND 260° / 4 kt
VIS 6.0 SM
CEILING
T/Td 21°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.81 inHg
WX BR
ELEV 1,825 FT
44.9919°N / 70.6646°W
LOCATION · Rangeley, US
N
WIND
260°4 kt
K8B0 · 1,825 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.81"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 260°/4 kt. Visibility 6.0 SM and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: BR. 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 K8B0 142155Z AUTO 26004KT 6SM BR 21/20 A2981 RMK AO2 P0004 PWINO

K8B0 · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 260° at 4 kt · visibility 6.0 SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
260°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
14 HDG 140° CALM 3,200'
32 HDG 320° CALM 3,200'
Pattern altitude: 2,825 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 +10°C

3,100FT
+1,275 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,500 2,750 2,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,825 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT1,932 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4 (Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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 · 12,431 FT K8B0 ELEV · 1,825 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,431 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:10ZSUNRISE
16:49ZSOLAR NOON
00:28ZSUNSET
01:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:04Z (2h 51m) DAY LENGTH15h 18m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE09:16Z MOONSET00:35Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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