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// Station · 13m ago

KBDN

Bend Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt G10
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 14°C / -1°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 3,460 FT
44.0948°N / 121.2010°W
LOCATION · Bend, US
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
KBDN · 3,460 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5G10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
14 / -1
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.17"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt, gusting 10. 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 KBDN 301915Z AUTO VRB05G10KT 10SM CLR 14/M01 A3017 RMK AO2

KBDN · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB5G10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
17 HDG 170° CALM 5,201'
35 HDG 350° CALM 5,201'
Pattern altitude: 4,460 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 +5°C

3,800FT
+340 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
4,500 3,400 2,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,460 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT3,206 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGCD (Grant County Regional Airport / Ogilvie Field, John Day, elev 3,703 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+38%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%

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 · 10,531 FT KBDN ELEV · 3,460 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,531 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:27ZSUNRISE
20:03ZSOLAR NOON
03:40ZSUNSET
04:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:15Z (8h 47m) DAY LENGTH15h 13m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:53Z MOONSET15:07Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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