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// Station · 17m ago

KBGF

Winchester Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 979 FT
35.1775°N / 86.0662°W
LOCATION · Winchester, US
N
WIND
150°6 kt
KBGF · 979 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW120
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 150°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft. 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 150055Z AUTO 15006KT 10SM FEW120 26/23 A3010 RMK A01

KBGF · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 150° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
150°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,003'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T5 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 +13°C

2,300FT
+1,321 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
3,000 2,350 1,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV979 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT796 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
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,110 FT FEW120 KBGF ELEV · 979 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW120
Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,110 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:41ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
01:00ZSUNSET
01:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:29Z (17m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:54Z MOONSET01:13Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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