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// 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
N
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
N
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
4,200 3,400 2,600
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,769 FT SCT043 KBFD ELEV · 2,143 FT
// 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

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