// Station · 6m ago
KBFR
Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 727 FT
38.8400°N / 86.4454°W
LOCATION · Bedford, US
WIND
080°6 kt
KBFR · 727 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 22
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 080°/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 KBFR 142255Z AUTO 08006KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A3011 RMK AO2
KBFR · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 080° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 080° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
080°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H6 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,089'
13
HDG 130°
H4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
4,501'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
31
HDG 310°
T4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
24
HDG 240°
T6 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
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 +17°C
2,600FT
+1,873 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV727 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT535 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KJFZ
(Tazewell County Airport, Cedar Bluff, elev 2,653 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
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)
10:33ZSUNRISE
17:52ZSOLAR NOON
01:12ZSUNSET
01:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 11m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:43Z (2h 42m)
DAY LENGTH14h 38m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:41Z
MOONSET01:20Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KBMG
VFR
Monroe County Airport · Bloomington
- WIND
- 090° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KFRH
VFR
French Lick Municipal Airport · French Lick
- WIND
- 100° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KDCY
VFR
Daviess County Airport · Washington
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KBAK
VFR
Columbus Municipal Airport · Columbus
- WIND
- 120° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM NE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KHNB
VFR
Huntingburg Airport · Huntingburg
- WIND
- 050° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT048
- DIST
- 43 NM SW
- AGE
- 5m ago
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