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// Station · 11m ago

KBAD

Barksdale Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.8°C / 24.6°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 166 FT
32.5018°N / 93.6627°W
LOCATION · Bossier City, US
N
WIND
170°4 kt
KBAD · 166 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 25
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/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 KBAD 111255Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP188 T02680246 $

KBAD · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 170° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
170°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
15 HDG 150° CALM 11,758'
33 HDG 330° CALM 11,758'
Pattern altitude: 1,166 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 +12°C

1,400FT
+1,234 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
2,900 1,900 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV166 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT4 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHRO (Boone County Airport, Harrison, elev 1,365 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 13,701 FT KBAD ELEV · 166 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,701 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:16ZSUNRISE
18:21ZSOLAR NOON
01:25ZSUNSET
01:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (12h 46m) DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:38Z MOONSET22:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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