// Station · 17m ago

KBBD

Curtis Field

CAT MVFR

WIND 170° / 9 kt G17

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,800 ft

T/Td 28°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 1,827 FT

31.1789°N / 99.3247°W

LOCATION · Brady, US

WIND

170°9 kt

KBBD · 1,827 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/9G17

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN028

LAYERS

BKN028 BKN036

T / Td

28 / 20

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,800 ft. Moderate winds at 170°/9 kt, gusting 17, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 2,800 ft, and broken at 3,600 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KBBD 111555Z AUTO 17009G17KT 10SM BKN028 BKN036 28/20 A3010 RMK AO2

KBBD · day 11 at 15:55 UTC · wind from 170° at 9 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 2,800 ft · broken layer at 3,600 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 9 ktG17

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°9G17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H9 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,605'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T9 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,827 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 +16°C

3,600FT

+1,773 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,827 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,644 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAMA (Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, Amarillo, elev 3,607 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+36%

-25%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+25%

-16%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-11%

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)

BKN036

Broken · base 3,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN028

Broken · base 2,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,968 ft VFR MARGIN-200 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:42ZSUNRISE

18:43ZSOLAR NOON

01:45ZSUNSET

02:12ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:12Z (10h 00m) DAY LENGTH14h 02m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:10Z MOONSET23:13Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KBBD.

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