// Station · 27m ago

KBHM

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 5 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 33.3°C / 23.3°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 650 FT

33.5629°N / 86.7507°W

LOCATION · Birmingham, US

WIND

230°5 kt

KBHM · 650 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/5G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

FEW045 BKN060 BKN160

T / Td

33 / 23

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,000 ft. Light winds at 230°/5 kt, gusting 15, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 4,500 ft, broken at 6,000 ft, and broken at 16,000 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 KBHM 111853Z 23005G15KT 10SM FEW045 BKN060 BKN160 33/23 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP184 T03330233

KBHM · day 11 at 18:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 5 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,500 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · broken layer at 16,000 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 5 ktG15

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

230°5G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

24★ HDG 240° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,007'

18 HDG 180° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 7,099'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

06 HDG 060° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,650 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 +19°C

2,800FT

+2,150 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV650 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT467 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A (Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+28%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN160

Broken · base 16,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW045

Few · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER16,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL17,468 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 ft

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

10:46ZSUNRISE

17:53ZSOLAR NOON

01:00ZSUNSET

01:29ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:29Z (6h 08m) DAY LENGTH14h 13m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:20Z MOONSET22:34Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KEKY

VFR

Bessemer Airport · Bessemer

WIND: 230° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT038
DIST: 17 NM SW
AGE: 24m ago

KEET

VFR

Shelby County Airport · Alabaster

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW042
DIST: 23 NM S
AGE: 27m ago

KPLR

VFR

St Clair County Airport · Pell City

WIND: 240° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 25 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

KSCD

VFR

Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport · Sylacauga

WIND: 250° / 9 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW045
DIST: 32 NM SE
AGE: 25m ago

KJFX

VFR

Walker County Airport Bevill Field · Jasper

WIND: 330° / 7 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT042
DIST: 35 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

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