// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KTSP
VFR
Tehachapi Municipal Airport · Tehachapi
- WIND
- 320° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KPTV
VFR
Porterville Municipal Airport · Porterville
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM N
- AGE
- 16m ago
KMHV
VFR
Mojave Air & Space Port · Mojave
- WIND
- 100° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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