// 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

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

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

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

// 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

KOLE

VFR

Cattaraugus County-Olean Airport · Olean

WIND: 050° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT037
DIST: 29 NM NE
AGE: 1h 4m ago

KELZ

VFR

Wellsville Municipal Airport - Tarantine Field · Wellsville

WIND: 020° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN045
DIST: 34 NM NE
AGE: 23m ago

KJHW

VFR

Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport · Jamestown

WIND: 040° / 11 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW046
DIST: 35 NM NW
AGE: 23m ago

KDUJ

VFR

DuBois Regional Airport · Dubois

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW046
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 26m ago

KFIG

VFR

Clearfield Lawrence Airport · Clearfield

WIND: 240° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW049
DIST: 46 NM S
AGE: 25m ago

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