// Station · 12m ago
KBCB
Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25.3°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.01 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 · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT065
T / Td
25 / 12
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 6,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KBCB 301915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT065 25/12 A3001 RMK AO2 T02530120
KBCB · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,500 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.01" 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 +14°C
3,800FT
+1,668 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,132 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT2,041 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
+38%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:05ZSUNRISE
17:20ZSOLAR NOON
00:36ZSUNSET
01:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 08m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:06Z (5h 38m)
DAY LENGTH14h 30m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:31Z
MOONSET12:02Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPSK
VFR
New River Valley Airport · Dublin
- WIND
- 320° / 8 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
KROA
VFR
Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · Roanoke
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW090
- DIST
- 22 NM E
- AGE
- 33m ago
KHLX
VFR
Twin County Airport · Hillsville
- WIND
- 300° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KBLF
VFR
Mercer County Airport · Bluefield
- WIND
- 350° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM W
- AGE
- 35m ago
KLWB
VFR
Greenbrier Valley Airport · Lewisburg
- WIND
- 360° / 10 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM N
- AGE
- 42m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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