// Station · 58m ago
KBED
Laurence G Hanscom Field
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17.2°C / 10.6°C
ALTIM 29.84 inHg
ELEV 133 FT
42.4700°N / 71.2890°W
LOCATION · Bedford, US
WIND
240°4 kt
KBED · 133 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 11
ALTIM
29.84"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 240°/4 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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METAR KBED 270851Z AUTO 24004KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A2984 RMK AO2 SLP116 T01720106 56011
KBED · day 27 at 08:51 UTC · wind from 240° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
240°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
11
HDG 110°
—CALM
——
7,011'
29
HDG 290°
—CALM
——
7,011'
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
5,107'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
5,107'
Pattern altitude: 1,133 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 +3°C
500FT
+367 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +1,200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV133 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+3°C
PRESSURE ALT210 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBAF
(Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport, Westfield, elev 271 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+5%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-2%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:14ZSUNRISE
16:43ZSOLAR NOON
00:12ZSUNSET
00:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:49Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:46Z (14h 56m)
DAY LENGTH14h 57m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE17:55Z
MOONSET08:53Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBOS
VFR
Boston Logan International Airport · Boston
- WIND
- 250° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 14 NM SE
- AGE
- 55m ago
KLWM
VFR
Lawrence Municipal Airport · Lawrence
- WIND
- 200° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM NE
- AGE
- 55m ago
KOWD
VFR
Norwood Memorial Airport · Norwood
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM S
- AGE
- 56m ago
KBVY
VFR
Beverly Regional Airport · Beverly / Danvers
- WIND
- 240° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM NE
- AGE
- 56m ago
KMHT
VFR
Manchester-Boston Regional Airport · Manchester
- WIND
- 160° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 29 NM N
- AGE
- 56m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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