// Station · 2h 34m ago · STALE
KBAK
Columbus Municipal Airport
CAT IFR
WIND 230° / 7 kt
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 600 ft
T/Td 23°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 656 FT
39.2624°N / 85.8956°W
LOCATION · Columbus, US
WIND
230°7 kt
KBAK · 656 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/7
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
OVC006
LAYERS
OVC006
T / Td
23 / 23
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
IFR conditions — ceiling 600 ft. Light winds at 230°/7 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, overcast at 600 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.
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METAR KBAK 111145Z 23007KT 7SM OVC006 23/23 A3000
KBAK · day 11 at 11:45 UTC · wind from 230° at 7 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · overcast at 600 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 7 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
230°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H7 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 6,401'
14
HDG 140°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
32
HDG 320°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
05
HDG 050°
T7 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,656 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 +9°C
1,700FT
+1,044 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV656 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT574 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K6L4
(Logan County Airport, Logan, elev 1,667 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:27ZSUNRISE
17:50ZSOLAR NOON
01:12ZSUNSET
01:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 52m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:44Z (11h 24m)
DAY LENGTH14h 44m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:51Z
MOONSET22:36Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGEZ
MVFR
Shelbyville Municipal Airport · Shelbyville
- WIND
- 290° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 4.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN090
- DIST
- 20 NM N
- AGE
- 10m ago
KHFY
IFR
Indy South Greenwood Airport · Indianapolis
- WIND
- 290° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 3.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN009
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 4m ago
KHLB
MVFR
Batesville Airport · Batesville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 3.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN014
- DIST
- 30 NM E
- AGE
- 4m ago
KIND
IFR
→
VFR
15Z
Indianapolis International Airport · Indianapolis
- WIND
- 050° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 3.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN009
- DIST
- 33 NM NW
- AGE
- 2m ago
KBMG
IFR
→
VFR
17Z
Monroe County Airport · Bloomington
- WIND
- 290° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN008
- DIST
- 34 NM W
- AGE
- 2m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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