// Station · 6m ago
KBCT
Boca Raton Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 12 kt G19
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 13 FT
26.3785°N / 80.1077°W
LOCATION · Boca Raton, US
WIND
130°12 kt
KBCT · 13 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/12G19
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT025
T / Td
29 / 24
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 130°/12 kt, gusting 19. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KBCT 271253Z 13012G19KT 10SM SCT025 29/24 A3007
KBCT · day 27 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 130° at 12 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,500 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 12 ktG19
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
130°12G19 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H2 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,276'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
23
HDG 230°
T2 kt
X12 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 +14°C
1,500FT
+1,487 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV13 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT-140 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRI
(Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport, Blountville, elev 1,519 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:30ZSUNRISE
17:19ZSOLAR NOON
00:07ZSUNSET
00:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 08m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:33Z (11h 33m)
DAY LENGTH13h 37m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE19:17Z
MOONSET08:54Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KFXE
VFR
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport · Fort Lauderdale
- WIND
- 130° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN049
- DIST
- 11 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KPBI
VFR
Palm Beach International Airport · West Palm Beach
- WIND
- 110° / 15 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN031
- DIST
- 18 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KFLL
VFR
Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · Fort Lauderdale
- WIND
- 130° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 19 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KHWO
VFR
North Perry Airport · Hollywood
- WIND
- 120° / 15 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN060
- DIST
- 24 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KOPF
VFR
Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport · Miami
- WIND
- 120° / 11 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN032
- DIST
- 30 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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