// Station · 34m ago

KBBW

Broken Bow Municipal Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 100° / 16 kt G28

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,500 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 18.9°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 2,547 FT

41.4365°N / 99.6422°W

LOCATION · Broken Bow, US

WIND

100°16 kt

KBBW · 2,547 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

100°/16G28

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN025

LAYERS

BKN025 OVC032

T / Td

24 / 19

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,500 ft. Brisk winds at 100°/16 kt, gusting 28, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 2,500 ft, and overcast at 3,200 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 KBBW 301853Z AUTO 10016G28KT 10SM BKN025 OVC032 24/19 A2980 RMK AO2 PK WND 12028/1847 SLP073 T02390189 $

KBBW · day 30 at 18:53 UTC · wind from 100° at 16 kt, gusts to 28 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 2,500 ft · overcast at 3,200 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 16 ktG28

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

100°16G28 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

14★ HDG 140° H12 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,203'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T12 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 3,547 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 +14°C

4,400FT

+1,853 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,547 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT2,665 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSNY (Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field, Sidney, elev 4,313 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+44%

-31%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+31%

-20%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-13%

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)

OVC032

Overcast · base 3,200 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN025

Broken · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,618 ft VFR MARGIN-500 ft

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

11:09ZSUNRISE

18:37ZSOLAR NOON

02:05ZSUNSET

02:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:38Z (7h 10m) DAY LENGTH14h 55m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:36Z MOONSET13:31Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KODX

MVFR

Evelyn Sharp Field · Ord

WIND: 110° / 14 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN021
DIST: 33 NM E
AGE: 34m ago

KLXN

VFR

Jim Kelly Field · Lexington

WIND: 140° / 15 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT034
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

KLBF

VFR

North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field · North Platte

WIND: 130° / 14 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC037
DIST: 51 NM W
AGE: 34m ago

KEAR

VFR → MVFR 07Z

Kearney Regional Airport · Kearney

WIND: 120° / 19 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN036
DIST: 51 NM SE
AGE: 31m ago

KTIF

MVFR

Thomas County Airport · Thedford

WIND: 150° / 15 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN028
DIST: 52 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

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