// Station · 2m ago
KBID
Block Island State Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 13.9°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 108 FT
41.1684°N / 71.5786°W
LOCATION · Block Island, US
WIND
120°11 kt
KBID · 108 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 14
ALTIM
29.99"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/11 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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METAR KBID 111956Z AUTO 12011KT 10SM CLR 24/14 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP154 T02440139 PNO $
KBID · day 11 at 19:56 UTC · wind from 120° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
120°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
10★
HDG 100°
H10 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 2,502'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
28
HDG 280°
T10 kt
X4 kt LEFT
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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
1,200FT
+1,092 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV108 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT34 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KPSF
(Pittsfield Municipal Airport, Pittsfield, elev 1,188 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:24ZSUNRISE
16:52ZSOLAR NOON
00:21ZSUNSET
00:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:58Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:54Z (4h 56m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE07:00Z
MOONSET21:56Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KWST
VFR
Westerly State Airport · Westerly
- WIND
- 120° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM NW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KMTP
—
Montauk Airport · Montauk
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM W
- AGE
- 4m ago
KGON
VFR
Groton New London Airport · Groton
- WIND
- 130° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 2m ago
KUUU
VFR
Newport State Airport · Newport
- WIND
- 150° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
KOQU
VFR
Quonset State Airport · North Kingstown
- WIND
- 170° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
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