// Station · 3m ago
KBFD
Bradford Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 16.7°C / 11.1°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 2,143 FT
41.8031°N / 78.6401°W
LOCATION · Bradford, US
WIND
230°5 kt
KBFD · 2,143 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 11
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/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 KBFD 271253Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 17/11 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01670111
KBFD · day 27 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.3 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
230°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H5 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 4,499'
14
HDG 140°
H0 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
6,307'
32
HDG 320°
H0 kt
X5 kt LEFT
6,307'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
05
HDG 050°
T5 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 3,143 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 +6°C
2,700FT
+557 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,143 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT2,052 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJST
(John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, elev 2,284 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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)
09:46ZSUNRISE
17:13ZSOLAR NOON
00:39ZSUNSET
01:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:56Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 43m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:12Z (12h 16m)
DAY LENGTH14h 53m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE18:33Z
MOONSET09:26Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KJHW
VFR
Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport · Jamestown
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KDUJ
VFR
DuBois Regional Airport · Dubois
- WIND
- 270° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM S
- AGE
- 3m ago
KFKL
VFR
Venango Regional Airport · Franklin
- WIND
- 220° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 60 NM SW
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KUNV
VFR
State College Regional Airport · State College
- WIND
- 210° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW010
- DIST
- 67 NM SE
- AGE
- 3m ago
KBUF
VFR
Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo
- WIND
- 210° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 68 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 2m ago
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