// Station · 22m ago
KBED
Laurence G Hanscom Field
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 15°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 133 FT
42.4700°N / 71.2890°W
LOCATION · Bedford, US
WIND
050°5 kt
KBED · 133 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 15
ALTIM
29.98"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 050°/5 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 111351Z 05005KT 10SM CLR 24/15 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP162 T02440150
KBED · day 11 at 13:51 UTC · wind from 050° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
050°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H5 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 5,107'
11
HDG 110°
H3 kt
X4 kt LEFT
7,011'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
29
HDG 290°
T3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
23
HDG 230°
T5 kt
X0 kt —
—
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 +10°C
1,200FT
+1,067 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV133 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT71 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KPSF
(Pittsfield Municipal Airport, Pittsfield, elev 1,188 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:19ZSUNRISE
16:51ZSOLAR NOON
00:24ZSUNSET
00:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 11m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:58Z (10h 45m)
DAY LENGTH15h 05m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE06:43Z
MOONSET21:48Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBOS
VFR
Boston Logan International Airport · Boston
- WIND
- 080° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 14 NM SE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KLWM
VFR
Lawrence Municipal Airport · Lawrence
- WIND
- 040° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KOWD
VFR
Norwood Memorial Airport · Norwood
- WIND
- 080° / 10 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
KBVY
VFR
Beverly Regional Airport · Beverly / Danvers
- WIND
- 030° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM NE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KASH
VFR
Nashua Airport / Boire Field · Nashua
- WIND
- 350° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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