// Station · 4m ago
KBAF
Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 271 FT
42.1578°N / 72.7156°W
LOCATION · Westfield, US
WIND
030°5 kt
KBAF · 271 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 16
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 030°/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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METAR KBAF 111353Z 03005KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP156 T02440156
KBAF · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 030° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
030°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
02★
HDG 020°
H5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 9,000'
33
HDG 330°
H3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
15
HDG 150°
T2 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
20
HDG 200°
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 +10°C
1,400FT
+1,129 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV271 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT189 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KPSF
(Pittsfield Municipal Airport, Pittsfield, elev 1,188 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-5)
09:25ZSUNRISE
16:57ZSOLAR NOON
00:28ZSUNSET
01:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:57Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 31m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:02Z (11h 04m)
DAY LENGTH15h 03m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE06:49Z
MOONSET21:52Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCEF
VFR
Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base · Chicopee
- WIND
- 010° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 8 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 2m ago
KBDL
VFR
Bradley International Airport · Hartford
- WIND
- 350° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 13 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KHFD
VFR
Hartford Brainard Airport · Hartford
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM S
- AGE
- 4m ago
K4B8
VFR
Robertson Field · Plainville
- WIND
- 020° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM S
- AGE
- 2m ago
KPSF
VFR
Pittsfield Municipal Airport · Pittsfield
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN047
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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