// Station · 8m ago
KBCK
Black River Falls Area Airport
CAT —
WIND 260° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING —
T/Td 33.2°C / 21.2°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 836 FT
44.2507°N / 90.8553°W
LOCATION · Black River Falls, US
WIND
260°7 kt
KBCK · 836 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 21
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 260°/7 kt. 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 KBCK 142255Z 26007KT 10SM 33/21 A3012 RMK AO2 T03320212
KBCK · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 260° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 260° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
260°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H7 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 4,601'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
08
HDG 080°
T7 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,836 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 +19°C
3,000FT
+2,164 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV836 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT632 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF
(Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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-6)
10:33ZSUNRISE
18:10ZSOLAR NOON
01:46ZSUNSET
02:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 43m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (3h 18m)
DAY LENGTH15h 13m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:42Z
MOONSET01:55Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KISW
VFR
Alexander Field South Wood County Airport · Wisconsin Rapids
- WIND
- 250° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
KEAU
VFR
Chippewa Valley Regional Airport · Eau Claire
- WIND
- 250° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KMDZ
VFR
Taylor County Airport · Medford
- WIND
- 250° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 56 NM NE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KC35
VFR
Reedsburg Municipal Airport · Reedsburg
- WIND
- 250° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KLUM
VFR
Menomonie Municipal Score Field · Menomonie
- WIND
- 240° / 8 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM NW
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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