// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KMOB
VFR
Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile
- WIND
- 260° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN032
- DIST
- 10 NM NW
- AGE
- 3m ago
K1R8
VFR
Bay Minette Municipal Airport · Bay Minette
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW022
- DIST
- 19 NM NE
- AGE
- 24m ago
KPQL
VFR
Trent Lott International Airport · Pascagoula
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KNBJ
—
Naval Outlying Field Barin · Foley
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 5m ago
KJKA
VFR
Jack Edwards National Airport · Gulf Shores
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT028
- DIST
- 29 NM SE
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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