// Station · 34m ago

KBAK

Columbus Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 8,000 ft

T/Td 24°C / 23°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 656 FT

39.2624°N / 85.8956°W

LOCATION · Columbus, US

WIND

240°5 kt

KBAK · 656 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC080

LAYERS

SCT034 SCT046 OVC080

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Light winds at 240°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,400 ft, scattered at 4,600 ft, and overcast at 8,000 ft. 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 KBAK 111645Z 24005KT 10SM SCT034 SCT046 OVC080 24/23 A3003

KBAK · day 11 at 16:45 UTC · wind from 240° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,400 ft · scattered layer at 4,600 ft · overcast at 8,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

240°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23★ HDG 230° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,401'

32 HDG 320° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT 5,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

05 HDG 050° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —

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 +10°C

1,800FT

+1,144 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV656 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT544 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KI16 (Kee Field, Pineville, elev 1,783 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC080

Overcast · base 8,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT046

Scattered · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT034

Scattered · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,777 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:27ZSUNRISE

17:50ZSOLAR NOON

01:12ZSUNSET

01:44ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:44Z (8h 24m) DAY LENGTH14h 44m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:57Z MOONSET22:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KGEZ

VFR

Shelbyville Municipal Airport · Shelbyville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 20 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

KHFY

VFR

Indy South Greenwood Airport · Indianapolis

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC055
DIST: 24 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

KHLB

MVFR

Batesville Airport · Batesville

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 30 NM E
AGE: 4m ago

KIND

MVFR → VFR 18Z

Indianapolis International Airport · Indianapolis

WIND: 300° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC011
DIST: 33 NM NW
AGE: 25m ago

KBMG

MVFR

Monroe County Airport · Bloomington

WIND: 290° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 34 NM W
AGE: 26m ago

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