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// Station · 30m ago

KBBG

Branson Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 1,302 FT
36.5321°N / 93.2005°W
LOCATION · Branson, US
N
WIND
170°5 kt
KBBG · 1,302 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW120
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.07"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 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 KBBG 111445Z 17005KT 10SM FEW120 26/22 A3007

KBBG · day 11 at 14:45 UTC · wind from 170° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
170°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
14 HDG 140° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,140'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
32 HDG 320° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,302 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

2,700FT
+1,398 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
4,000 3,000 2,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,302 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,149 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KOIN (Oberlin Municipal Airport, Oberlin, elev 2,703 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%

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 · 14,433 FT FEW120 KBBG ELEV · 1,302 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW120
Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,433 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:04ZSUNRISE
18:19ZSOLAR NOON
01:34ZSUNSET
02:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (10h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 29m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:30Z MOONSET23:00Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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