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// Station · 9m ago

KBAB

Beale Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.5°C / -0.5°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 113 FT
39.1361°N / 121.4370°W
LOCATION · Beale Air Force Base, US
N
WIND
310°4 kt
KBAB · 113 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 0
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/4 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 130055Z AUTO 31004KT 10SM CLR 22/M00 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP111 T02151005 $

KBAB · day 13 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 310° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
310°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 12,001'
33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 12,001'
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 +7°C

1,000FT
+887 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV113 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT181 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KWHP (Whiteman Airport, Pacoima, elev 1,003 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,972 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 LEVEL10,972 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

14:13ZSUNRISE
19:53ZSOLAR NOON
01:33ZSUNSET
02:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:00Z (55m) DAY LENGTH11h 19m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE15:34Z MOONSET02:54Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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