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// Station · 57m ago

KBAF

Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 13.3°C / 11.7°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 271 FT
42.1578°N / 72.7156°W
LOCATION · Westfield, US
N
WIND
160°5 kt
KBAF · 271 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.89"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/5 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 KBAF 270953Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM CLR 13/12 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP118 T01330117

KBAF · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
160°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
15 HDG 150° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,000'
20 HDG 200° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT 9,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
02 HDG 020° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT
33 HDG 330° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,271 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 -1°C

200FT
-71 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
2,300 850 -600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV271 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT298 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCEF (Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base, Chicopee, elev 241 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+2%
-1%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+1%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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 · 6,988 FT KBAF ELEV · 271 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL6,988 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:21ZSUNRISE
16:49ZSOLAR NOON
00:17ZSUNSET
00:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:50Z (14h 00m) DAY LENGTH14h 55m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:04Z MOONSET09:00Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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