// Station · 14m ago

KBFI

King County International Airport - Boeing Field

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 6,500 ft

T/Td 15.6°C / 10.6°C

ALTIM 29.95 inHg

ELEV 21 FT

47.5270°N / 122.2999°W

LOCATION · Seattle, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KBFI · 21 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC065

LAYERS

FEW024 OVC065

T / Td

16 / 11

ALTIM

29.95"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,500 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,400 ft, and overcast at 6,500 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 KBFI 111253Z 00000KT 10SM FEW024 OVC065 16/11 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP142 T01560106

KBFI · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · overcast at 6,500 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

14R HDG 140° —CALM —— 10,007'

32L HDG 320° —CALM —— 10,007'

14L HDG 140° —CALM —— 3,709'

32R HDG 320° —CALM —— 3,709'

Pattern altitude: 1,021 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 +1°C

100FT

+79 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT-11 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at WA09 (Roche Harbor Airport, Roche Harbor, elev 100 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+1%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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)

OVC065

Overcast · base 6,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW024

Few · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,900 ft VFR MARGIN+3,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:24ZSUNRISE

20:15ZSOLAR NOON

04:06ZSUNSET

04:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:46Z (15h 39m) DAY LENGTH15h 42m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:46Z MOONSET01:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KRNT

VFR

Renton Municipal Airport · Renton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC065
DIST: 4 NM SE
AGE: 14m ago

KSEA

VFR

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport · Seattle

WIND: 210° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC060
DIST: 5 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

KPWT

MVFR → VFR 22Z

Bremerton National Airport · Bremerton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC018
DIST: 19 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

KTIW

VFR

Tacoma Narrows Airport · Tacoma

WIND: 200° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 19 NM SW
AGE: 14m ago

KPAE

MVFR → VFR 16Z

Seattle Paine Field International Airport · Everett

WIND: 350° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC023
DIST: 23 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

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