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// Station · 25m ago

KBAB

Beale Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.6°C / 11.2°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 113 FT
39.1361°N / 121.4370°W
LOCATION · Beale Air Force Base, US
N
WIND
170°6 kt
KBAB · 113 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.88"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/6 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 KBAB 111655Z AUTO 17006KT 10SM CLR 25/11 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP120 T02460112 $

KBAB · day 11 at 16:55 UTC · wind from 170° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
170°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
15 HDG 150° H6 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
33 HDG 330° T6 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,113 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

1,300FT
+1,187 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT
3,300 1,650 0
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV113 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT152 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KO61 (Cameron Airpark, Cameron Park, elev 1,286 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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 · 12,537 FT KBAB ELEV · 113 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,537 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:50ZSUNRISE
20:12ZSOLAR NOON
03:34ZSUNSET
04:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:05Z (10h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 44m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE10:20Z MOONSET01:04Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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