// Station · 21m ago
KBED
Laurence G Hanscom Field
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.7°C / 12.8°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 133 FT
42.4700°N / 71.2890°W
LOCATION · Bedford, US
WIND
VRB3 kt
KBED · 133 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 13
ALTIM
29.99"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/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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METAR KBED 111551Z VRB03KT 10SM CLR 27/13 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02670128
KBED · day 11 at 15:51 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 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 +12°C
1,500FT
+1,367 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV133 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT59 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
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%
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
CURRENT16:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 11m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:58Z (8h 45m)
DAY LENGTH15h 05m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE06:47Z
MOONSET21:52Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBOS
VFR
Boston Logan International Airport · Boston
- WIND
- 100° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW045
- DIST
- 14 NM SE
- AGE
- 18m ago
KLWM
VFR
Lawrence Municipal Airport · Lawrence
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM NE
- AGE
- 18m ago
KOWD
VFR
Norwood Memorial Airport · Norwood
- WIND
- 030° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM S
- AGE
- 19m ago
KBVY
VFR
Beverly Regional Airport · Beverly / Danvers
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM NE
- AGE
- 19m ago
KASH
VFR
Nashua Airport / Boire Field · Nashua
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT055
- DIST
- 21 NM NW
- AGE
- 16m ago
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