// Station · 21m ago

KBAM

Battle Mountain Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 8,500 ft

T/Td 21°C / 1°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 4,532 FT

40.5990°N / 116.8740°W

LOCATION · Battle Mountain, US

WIND

280°6 kt

KBAM · 4,532 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN085

LAYERS

SCT080 BKN085

T / Td

21 / 1

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,500 ft. Light winds at 280°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 8,000 ft, and broken at 8,500 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 KBAM 302035Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM SCT080 BKN085 21/01 A3008 RMK AO1

KBAM · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind from 280° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 8,500 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

280°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

31★ HDG 310° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,299'

22 HDG 220° H3 kt X5 kt RIGHT 7,300'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

04 HDG 040° T3 kt X5 kt LEFT —

13 HDG 130° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 5,532 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 +15°C

6,100FT

+1,568 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,532 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT4,370 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K05U (Eureka Airport, Eureka, elev 5,954 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+61%

-43%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+43%

-27%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+24%

-18%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN085

Broken · base 8,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT080

Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,138 ft VFR MARGIN+5,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:21ZSUNRISE

19:46ZSOLAR NOON

03:11ZSUNSET

03:44ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:44Z (6h 47m) DAY LENGTH14h 50m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:50Z MOONSET14:41Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KWMC

VFR

Winnemucca Municipal Airport · Winnemucca

WIND: 310° / 10 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 46 NM NW
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KEKO

VFR

Elko Regional Airport · Elko

WIND: 300° / 17 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT065
DIST: 51 NM E
AGE: 1h 0m ago

K05U

VFR

Eureka Airport · Eureka

WIND: 020° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW065
DIST: 72 NM SE
AGE: 21m ago

KLOL

VFR

Derby Field · Lovelock

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW090
DIST: 84 NM W
AGE: 3m ago

K10U

VFR

Owyhee Airport · Owyhee

WIND: 250° / 8 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 87 NM N
AGE: 21m ago

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