// Station · 12m ago

K8B0

Steven A. Bean Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 10 kt G17

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,200 ft

T/Td 11°C / 0°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 1,825 FT

44.9919°N / 70.6646°W

LOCATION · Rangeley, US

WIND

040°10 kt

K8B0 · 1,825 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/10G17

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN042

LAYERS

BKN042

T / Td

11 / 0

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,200 ft. Moderate winds at 040°/10 kt, gusting 17, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 4,200 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 K8B0 301915Z AUTO 04010G17KT 010V070 10SM BKN042 11/00 A3005 RMK AO2

K8B0 · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 040° at 10 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 4,200 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 10 ktG17

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

040°10G17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

32★ HDG 320° H2 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,200'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

14 HDG 140° T2 kt X10 kt LEFT —

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 -1°C

1,600FT

-225 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,825 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT1,692 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K3B1 (Greenville Municipal Airport, Greenville, elev 1,401 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN042

Broken · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL7,381 ft VFR MARGIN+1,200 ft

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

09:01ZSUNRISE

16:41ZSOLAR NOON

00:21ZSUNSET

00:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:57Z (5h 29m) DAY LENGTH15h 19m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE20:28Z MOONSET11:47Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KBML

VFR

Berlin Regional Airport · Berlin

WIND: VRB / 6 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW043
DIST: 33 NM SW
AGE: 35m ago

KWVL

VFR

Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport · Waterville

WIND: 030° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC035
DIST: 50 NM SE
AGE: 31m ago

CYSC

VFR

Sherbrooke Airport · Sherbrooke

WIND: 050° / 12 ktG18
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 51 NM NW
AGE: 27m ago

KMWN

LIFR

Mount Washington Observatory

WIND: 020° / 23 kt
VIS: 0.06 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 51 NM SW
AGE: 28m ago

KHIE

VFR

Mount Washington Regional Airport · Whitefield

WIND: 010° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT047
DIST: 53 NM SW
AGE: 35m ago

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