// Station · 5m ago

KBGD

Hutchinson County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 220° / 21 kt G29

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 35°C / -1.1°C

ALTIM 29.78 inHg

ELEV 3,055 FT

35.7009°N / 101.3940°W

LOCATION · Borger, US

WIND

220°21 kt

KBGD · 3,055 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

220°/21G29

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

35 / -1

ALTIM

29.78"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 220°/21 kt, gusting 29. 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 KBGD 302051Z AUTO 22021G29KT 10SM CLR 35/M01 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 22029/2050 SLP034 T03501011 58015

KBGD · day 30 at 20:51 UTC · wind from 220° at 21 kt, gusts to 29 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1003.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 21 ktG29

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

220°21G29 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

21★ HDG 210° H21 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,897'

17 HDG 170° H13 kt X16 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 55%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35 HDG 350° T13 kt X16 kt LEFT —

03 HDG 030° T21 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 4,055 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 +26°C

6,400FT

+3,345 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,055 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT3,194 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRTN (Raton Municipal Airport / Crews Field, Raton, elev 6,352 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+64%

-45%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+45%

-29%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+26%

-19%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL20,732 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:33ZSUNRISE

18:44ZSOLAR NOON

01:55ZSUNSET

02:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:25Z (5h 28m) DAY LENGTH14h 22m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:02Z MOONSET13:25Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KPPA

VFR

Perry Lefors Field · Pampa

WIND: 220° / 18 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

KDUX

VFR

Moore County Airport · Dumas

WIND: 210° / 21 ktG34
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM W
AGE: 21m ago

KE42

VFR

Spearman Municipal Airport · Spearman

WIND: 190° / 15 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM N
AGE: 21m ago

KAMA

VFR

Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport · Amarillo

WIND: 240° / 14 ktG28
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM SW
AGE: 3m ago

KHHF

VFR

Hemphill County Airport · Canadian

WIND: 210° / 20 ktG29
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM E
AGE: 21m ago

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