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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,618 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 LEVEL13,618 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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