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// 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
N
WIND
130°9 kt
KBID · 108 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
1,700 1,050 400
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,179 FT KBID ELEV · 108 FT
// 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

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