// 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
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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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
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
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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
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
// 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
KLHM
VFR
Lincoln Regional Karl Harder Field · Lincoln
- WIND
- 160° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM S
- AGE
- 5m ago
KAUN
VFR
Auburn Municipal Airport · Auburn
- WIND
- 200° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM SE
- AGE
- 25m ago
KGOO
VFR
Nevada County Airport · Grass Valley
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM E
- AGE
- 5m ago
KOVE
VFR
Oroville Municipal Airport · Oroville
- WIND
- 270° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM N
- AGE
- 27m ago
KSMF
VFR
Sacramento International Airport · Sacramento
- WIND
- 160° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 27 NM S
- AGE
- 27m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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