// Station · 15m ago

KBFD

Bradford Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 10 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 2,143 FT

41.8031°N / 78.6401°W

LOCATION · Bradford, US

WIND

010°10 kt

KBFD · 2,143 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/10G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT043

T / Td

25 / 15

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 010°/10 kt, gusting 15. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 4,300 ft. 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 KBFD 111753Z AUTO 01010G15KT 10SM SCT043 25/15 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02500150 10256 20178 58003

KBFD · day 11 at 17:53 UTC · wind from 010° at 10 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,300 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 10 ktG15

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

010°10G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

05★ HDG 050° H8 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,499'

32 HDG 320° H6 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 53%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T6 kt X8 kt LEFT —

23 HDG 230° T8 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

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 +14°C

3,700FT

+1,557 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,143 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,990 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSP (Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, elev 3,793 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+37%

-26%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+26%

-17%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+15%

-11%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT043

Scattered · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,769 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:50ZSUNRISE

17:21ZSOLAR NOON

00:51ZSUNSET

01:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:24Z (7h 16m) DAY LENGTH15h 00m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:22Z MOONSET22:23Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KOLE

VFR

Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport · Olean

WIND: 050° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT060
DIST: 29 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

KELZ

VFR

Wellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field · Wellsville

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW048
DIST: 34 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

KJHW

VFR

Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport · Jamestown

WIND: 050° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 35 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

KDUJ

VFR

DuBois Regional Airport · Dubois

WIND: 030° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

KFIG

VFR

Clearfield Lawrence Airport · Clearfield

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 46 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

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