// Station · 10m ago

KBHK

Baker Municipal Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 140° / 17 kt G23

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,700 ft

T/Td 19.4°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 29.81 inHg

ELEV 2,975 FT

46.3476°N / 104.2590°W

LOCATION · Baker, US

WIND

140°17 kt

KBHK · 2,975 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/17G23

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN017

LAYERS

FEW010 BKN017 OVC100

T / Td

19 / 17

ALTIM

29.81"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,700 ft. Brisk winds at 140°/17 kt, gusting 23, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,000 ft, broken at 1,700 ft, and overcast at 10,000 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI KBHK 301917Z AUTO 14017G23KT 10SM FEW010 BKN017 OVC100 19/17 A2981 RMK AO2 T01940172 $

KBHK · day 30 at 19:17 UTC · wind from 140° at 17 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · broken layer at 1,700 ft · overcast at 10,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 17 ktG23

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°17G23 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

13★ HDG 130° H17 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,904'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

31 HDG 310° T17 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,975 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 +11°C

4,300FT

+1,325 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,975 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT3,082 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHWQ (Wheatland County Airport at Harlowton, Harlowton, elev 4,311 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+43%

-30%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+30%

-19%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+17%

-13%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC100

Overcast · base 10,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN017

Broken · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW010

Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,773 ft VFR MARGIN-1,300 ft

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

11:11ZSUNRISE

18:56ZSOLAR NOON

02:40ZSUNSET

03:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:18Z (7h 51m) DAY LENGTH15h 29m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:37Z MOONSET14:07Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

K9Y1

MVFR

Weydahl Field · Killdeer

WIND: 130° / 12 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC016
DIST: 88 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

KS25

MVFR

Watford City Municipal Airport · Watford City

WIND: 120° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC014
DIST: 96 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

K1S3

MVFR

Tillitt Field · Forsyth

WIND: 230° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 98 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

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