// Station · 8m ago

KBID

Block Island State Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 23.9°C / 15.6°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 108 FT

41.1684°N / 71.5786°W

LOCATION · Block Island, US

WIND

130°9 kt

KBID · 108 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 16

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/9 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 KBID 112056Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM CLR 24/16 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP154 6//// T02390156 56004 PNO $

KBID · day 11 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 130° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

130°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

10★ HDG 100° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,502'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

28 HDG 280° T8 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,108 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 +9°C

1,100FT

+992 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV108 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT46 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KORH (Worcester Regional Airport, Worcester, elev 1,009 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 LEVEL12,179 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:24ZSUNRISE

16:52ZSOLAR NOON

00:21ZSUNSET

00:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:54Z (3h 49m) DAY LENGTH14h 56m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE07:02Z MOONSET21:59Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KWST

VFR

Westerly State Airport · Westerly

WIND: 140° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 15 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

KMTP

—

Montauk Airport · Montauk

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KGON

VFR

Groton New London Airport · Groton

WIND: 150° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KUUU

VFR

Newport State Airport · Newport

WIND: 160° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM NE
AGE: 11m ago

KOQU

VFR

Quonset State Airport · North Kingstown

WIND: 200° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

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