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// Station · 18m ago

KBFL

Meadows Field
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.3°C / 7.8°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 510 FT
35.4336°N / 119.0570°W
LOCATION · Bakersfield, US
N
WIND
220°3 kt
KBFL · 510 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.89"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 220°/3 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KBFL 111554Z 22003KT 10SM CLR 28/08 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02830078

KBFL · day 11 at 15:54 UTC · wind from 220° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
220°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
12L HDG 120° CALM 10,849'
30R HDG 300° CALM 10,849'
12R HDG 120° CALM 7,700'
30L HDG 300° CALM 7,700'
Pattern altitude: 1,510 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

2,300FT
+1,790 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
4,300 2,750 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV510 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT537 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K9L2 (Edwards Af Aux North Base Airport, Edwards, elev 2,299 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,803 FT KBFL ELEV · 510 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,803 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:51ZSUNRISE
20:02ZSOLAR NOON
03:14ZSUNSET
03:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:43Z (11h 31m) DAY LENGTH14h 23m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:19Z MOONSET00:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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