// Station · 22m ago
KBFR
Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 727 FT
38.8400°N / 86.4454°W
LOCATION · Bedford, US
WIND
VRB5 kt
KBFR · 727 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 12
ALTIM
29.98"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/5 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 KBFR 302035Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 28/12 A2998 RMK AO2
KBFR · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
4,501'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
4,501'
06
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
3,089'
24
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
3,089'
Pattern altitude: 1,727 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
2,400FT
+1,673 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV727 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT665 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW
(Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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-6)
10:24ZSUNRISE
17:44ZSOLAR NOON
01:04ZSUNSET
01:35ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:57Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 07m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:35Z (4h 38m)
DAY LENGTH14h 39m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:54Z
MOONSET12:34Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBMG
VFR
Monroe County Airport · Bloomington
- WIND
- 060° / 14 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 4m ago
KFRH
VFR
French Lick Municipal Airport · French Lick
- WIND
- 060° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 2m ago
KDCY
VFR
Daviess County Airport · Washington
- WIND
- 090° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM W
- AGE
- 22m ago
KBAK
VFR
Columbus Municipal Airport · Columbus
- WIND
- 090° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KJVY
VFR
Clark Regional Airport · Jeffersonville
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM SE
- AGE
- 22m ago
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