// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KDTN
VFR
Shreveport Downtown Airport · Shreveport
- WIND
- 190° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 5 NM NW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KSHV
VFR
Shreveport Regional Airport · Shreveport
- WIND
- 180° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN130
- DIST
- 9 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
KASL
VFR
Harrison County Airport · Marshall
- WIND
- 180° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
K4F2
VFR
Panola County Sharpe Field · Carthage
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM SW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KF17
VFR
Center Municipal Airport · Center
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM SW
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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