// Station · 22m ago

KBDL

Bradley International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.1°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 173 FT

41.9386°N / 72.6880°W

LOCATION · Hartford, US

WIND

VRB3 kt

KBDL · 173 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW070 FEW180 SCT250

T / Td

26 / 15

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 7,000 ft, a few at 18,000 ft, and scattered at 25,000 ft. 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 KBDL 111451Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW070 FEW180 SCT250 26/15 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02610150 51011 $

KBDL · day 11 at 14:51 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · a few clouds at 18,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 9,510'

24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 9,510'

15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 6,847'

33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 6,847'

Pattern altitude: 1,173 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 +11°C

1,400FT

+1,227 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV173 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT91 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMSV (Sullivan County International Airport, Monticello, elev 1,403 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW180

Few · base 18,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,355 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:26ZSUNRISE

16:57ZSOLAR NOON

00:28ZSUNSET

01:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:01Z (9h 47m) DAY LENGTH15h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:52Z MOONSET21:54Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KHFD

VFR

Hartford Brainard Airport · Hartford

WIND: 040° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 12 NM S
AGE: 20m ago

KBAF

VFR

Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport · Westfield

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 13 NM N
AGE: 20m ago

KCEF

VFR

Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base · Chicopee

WIND: 350° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 17 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

K4B8

VFR

Robertson Field · Plainville

WIND: 040° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 17 NM SW
AGE: 18m ago

KIJD

VFR

Windham Airport · North Windham

WIND: 080° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM SE
AGE: 21m ago

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