// Station · 17m ago
KBBD
Curtis Field
CAT VFR
WIND 180° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 21°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,827 FT
31.1789°N / 99.3247°W
LOCATION · Brady, US
WIND
180°9 kt
KBBD · 1,827 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
180°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW016
T / Td
25 / 21
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 180°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,600 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KBBD 111355Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM FEW016 25/21 A3009 RMK AO2
KBBD · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 180° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 180° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
180°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H9 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,605'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
35
HDG 350°
T9 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
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 +13°C
3,200FT
+1,373 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,827 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT1,656 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KE11
(Andrews County Airport, Andrews, elev 3,174 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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-7)
11:42ZSUNRISE
18:43ZSOLAR NOON
01:45ZSUNSET
02:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:12Z (11h 59m)
DAY LENGTH14h 02m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:06Z
MOONSET23:09Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K81R
VFR
San Saba County Municipal Airport · San Saba
- WIND
- 160° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT016
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 17m ago
KCOM
VFR
Coleman Municipal Airport · Coleman
- WIND
- 180° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
KBWD
VFR
Brownwood Regional Airport · Brownwood
- WIND
- 210° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KAQO
MVFR
Llano Municipal Airport · Llano
- WIND
- 130° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN022
- DIST
- 42 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KJCT
MVFR
→
VFR
15Z
Kimble County Airport · Junction
- WIND
- 170° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN014
- DIST
- 46 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
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