// Station · 20m ago

KBDL

Bradley International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 360° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 23.3°C / 15.6°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 173 FT

41.9386°N / 72.6880°W

LOCATION · Hartford, US

WIND

360°7 kt

KBDL · 173 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

360°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

FEW180 BKN250

T / Td

23 / 16

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Light winds at 360°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 18,000 ft, and broken 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 111251Z 36007KT 10SM FEW180 BKN250 23/16 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02330156 $

KBDL · day 11 at 12:51 UTC · wind from 360° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 18,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

360°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

33★ HDG 330° H6 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,847'

06 HDG 060° H4 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

24 HDG 240° T3 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

15 HDG 150° T6 kt X4 kt LEFT —

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 +8°C

1,100FT

+927 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV173 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT99 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KOXC (Waterbury Oxford Airport, Oxford, elev 726 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW180

Few · base 18,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL11,941 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

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

09:26ZSUNRISE

16:57ZSOLAR NOON

00:28ZSUNSET

01:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:01Z (11h 50m) DAY LENGTH15h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:48Z MOONSET21:49Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KHFD

VFR

Hartford Brainard Airport · Hartford

WIND: 360° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 12 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

KBAF

VFR

Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport · Westfield

WIND: 070° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM N
AGE: 18m ago

KCEF

VFR

Westover Metropolitan Airport / Westover Air Reserve Base · Chicopee

WIND: 010° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 17 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

K4B8

VFR

Robertson Field · Plainville

WIND: 020° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM SW
AGE: 16m ago

KIJD

VFR

Windham Airport · North Windham

WIND: 020° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM SE
AGE: 19m ago

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