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// Station · 26m ago

KBFD

Bradford Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 2,143 FT
41.8031°N / 78.6401°W
LOCATION · Bradford, US
N
WIND
360°7 kt
KBFD · 2,143 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW041 SCT060
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 360°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,100 ft, and scattered at 6,000 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 111653Z AUTO 36007KT 10SM FEW041 SCT060 25/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02500156

KBFD · day 11 at 16:53 UTC · wind from 360° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,100 ft · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
360°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
32 HDG 320° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,307'
05 HDG 050° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT 4,499'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
23 HDG 230° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT
14 HDG 140° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT
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 ↘ -100 FT
4,200 3,400 2,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,143 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,981 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,769 FT FEW041 SCT060 KBFD ELEV · 2,143 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT060
Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW041
Few · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (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
CURRENT17:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:24Z (8h 05m) DAY LENGTH15h 00m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE07:21Z MOONSET22:21Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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