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// KBED · Laurence G Hanscom Field · Bedford

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KBED

Laurence G Hanscom Field
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15°C / 12.8°C
ALTIM 29.82 inHg
ELEV 133 FT
42.4700°N / 71.2890°W
LOCATION · Bedford, US
N
WIND
020°3 kt
KBED · 133 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
15 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.82"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 020°/3 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KBED 130051Z 02003KT 10SM CLR 15/13 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP110 T01500128 $

KBED · day 13 at 00:51 UTC · wind from 020° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.82" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
020°3 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 +0°C

300FT
+167 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV133 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT231 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
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,709 FT KBED ELEV · 133 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL7,709 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:55ZSUNRISE
16:32ZSOLAR NOON
22:10ZSUNSET
22:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:38Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 14m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE12:18Z MOONSET23:32Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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