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// 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
N
WIND
230°7 kt
KBAK · 656 FT
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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,900 2,200 1,500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,272 FT OVC006 · CEILING KBAK ELEV · 656 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC006
Overcast · base 600 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,272 ft VFR MARGIN-2,400 ft

// 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

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