// Station · 15m ago
KBCB
Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.5°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 2,132 FT
37.2076°N / 80.4078°W
LOCATION · Blacksburg, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KBCB · 2,132 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 16
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KBCB 142155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 29/16 A3024 RMK AO2 T02850156
KBCB · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
5,501'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
5,501'
Pattern altitude: 3,132 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 +17°C
3,900FT
+1,768 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,132 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT1,810 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSP
(Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, elev 3,793 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+39%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:13ZSUNRISE
17:28ZSOLAR NOON
00:43ZSUNSET
01:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 33m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:13Z (3h 03m)
DAY LENGTH14h 29m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:19Z
MOONSET00:49Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPSK
VFR
New River Valley Airport · Dublin
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM W
- AGE
- 15m ago
KROA
VFR
Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · Roanoke
- WIND
- 180° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 22 NM E
- AGE
- 16m ago
KHLX
VFR
Twin County Airport · Hillsville
- WIND
- 050° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT047
- DIST
- 33 NM SW
- AGE
- 15m ago
KBLF
VFR
Mercer County Airport · Bluefield
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW045
- DIST
- 39 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KLWB
VFR
Greenbrier Valley Airport · Lewisburg
- WIND
- 250° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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