// Station · 27m ago
KBFF
Western Neb. Rgnl/William B. Heilig Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 13 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 3,967 FT
41.8740°N / 103.5960°W
LOCATION · Scottsbluff, US
WIND
120°13 kt
KBFF · 3,967 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/13
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
20 / 10
ALTIM
30.02"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 120°/13 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 KBFF 271453Z AUTO 12013KT 10SM CLR 20/10 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02000100 51015
KBFF · day 27 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 13 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
120°13 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H13 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 8,279'
05
HDG 050°
H4 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 92%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
23
HDG 230°
T4 kt
X12 kt LEFT
—
30
HDG 300°
T13 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 4,967 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 +13°C
5,400FT
+1,433 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV3,967 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT3,864 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KDEN
(Denver International Airport, Denver, elev 5,431 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+54%
-38%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+38%
-24%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-16%
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-7)
11:25ZSUNRISE
18:53ZSOLAR NOON
02:20ZSUNSET
02:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:20Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 00m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:53Z (11h 33m)
DAY LENGTH14h 54m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84%
MOONRISE20:17Z
MOONSET11:11Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KAIA
VFR
Alliance Municipal Airport · Alliance
- WIND
- 170° / 14 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM E
- AGE
- 27m ago
KSNY
VFR
Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field · Sidney
- WIND
- 170° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 54 NM SE
- AGE
- 27m ago
KCDR
VFR
Chadron Municipal Airport · Chadron
- WIND
- 130° / 16 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 62 NM N
- AGE
- 27m ago
KCYS
VFR
Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field · Cheyenne
- WIND
- 160° / 17 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 70 NM SW
- AGE
- 27m ago
KLAR
VFR
Laramie Regional Airport · Laramie
- WIND
- 150° / 21 ktG32
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 99 NM W
- AGE
- 27m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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