// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KCEF
VFR
Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base · Chicopee
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM E
- AGE
- 55m ago
KBDL
VFR
Bradley International Airport · Hartford
- WIND
- 130° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC250
- DIST
- 13 NM S
- AGE
- 59m ago
KHFD
VFR
Hartford Brainard Airport · Hartford
- WIND
- 150° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM S
- AGE
- 57m ago
KORH
VFR
Worcester Regional Airport · Worcester
- WIND
- 260° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM E
- AGE
- 56m ago
KEEN
VFR
Dillant Hopkins Airport · Keene
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM NE
- AGE
- 54m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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