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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,700 1,600 500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,868 FT KBFR ELEV · 727 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,868 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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