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// Station · 6m ago

KBFM

Mobile Downtown Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.1°C / 26.1°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 26 FT
30.6268°N / 88.0681°W
LOCATION · Mobile, US
N
WIND
070°6 kt
KBFM · 26 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 26
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.14"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 070°/6 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 KBFM 111453Z 07006KT 10SM CLR 31/26 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 T03110261 50004

KBFM · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 070° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
070°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
14 HDG 140° H2 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,618'
36 HDG 360° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
32 HDG 320° T2 kt X6 kt RIGHT
18 HDG 180° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,026 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 +16°C

1,700FT
+1,674 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,200 1,450 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV26 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT-195 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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 · 15,733 FT KBFM ELEV · 26 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,733 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:58ZSUNRISE
17:58ZSOLAR NOON
00:58ZSUNSET
01:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:26Z (10h 26m) DAY LENGTH13h 59m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:24Z MOONSET22:24Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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