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// Station · 24m ago

KBGF

Winchester Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 979 FT
35.1775°N / 86.0662°W
LOCATION · Winchester, US
N
WIND
150°5 kt
KBGF · 979 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 150°/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 KBGF 142355Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3008 RMK A01

KBGF · day 14 at 23:55 UTC · wind from 150° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
150°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H4 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,003'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,979 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

2,500FT
+1,521 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
3,000 2,350 1,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV979 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT817 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,615 FT KBGF ELEV · 979 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,615 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:41ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
01:00ZSUNSET
01:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT00:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:29Z (1h 10m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:52Z MOONSET01:11Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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