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// Station · 9m ago

KBCT

Boca Raton Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 13 FT
26.3785°N / 80.1077°W
LOCATION · Boca Raton, US
N
WIND
120°6 kt
KBCT · 13 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.17"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/6 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KBCT 111453Z 12006KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3017

KBCT · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
120°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
05 HDG 050° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,276'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
23 HDG 230° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,013 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 +15°C

1,500FT
+1,487 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
2,100 1,250 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV13 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-241 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K49A (Gilmer County Airport, Ellijay, elev 1,486 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,165 FT KBCT ELEV · 13 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,165 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:36ZSUNRISE
17:27ZSOLAR NOON
00:17ZSUNSET
00:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:43Z (9h 41m) DAY LENGTH13h 41m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:02Z MOONSET21:43Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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