// Station · 9m ago

KBIE

Beatrice Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 13 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,300 ft

T/Td 26.5°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 1,324 FT

40.3013°N / 96.7541°W

LOCATION · Beatrice, US

WIND

120°13 kt

KBIE · 1,324 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/13G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN033

LAYERS

SCT024 BKN033

T / Td

27 / 21

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,300 ft. Brisk winds at 120°/13 kt, gusting 19, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 2,400 ft, and broken at 3,300 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 KBIE 302055Z AUTO 12013G19KT 10SM SCT024 BKN033 27/21 A2983 RMK AO2 T02650210

KBIE · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 13 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,400 ft · broken layer at 3,300 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 13 ktG19

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°13G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14★ HDG 140° H12 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,401'

18 HDG 180° H7 kt X11 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 58%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T7 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

32 HDG 320° T12 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,324 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 +14°C

3,100FT

+1,776 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,324 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,413 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KIML (Imperial Municipal Airport, Imperial, elev 3,275 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+31%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN033

Broken · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT024

Scattered · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,708 ft VFR MARGIN+300 ft

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

11:01ZSUNRISE

18:26ZSOLAR NOON

01:50ZSUNSET

02:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (5h 18m) DAY LENGTH14h 48m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:31Z MOONSET13:20Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KK83

MVFR

Sabetha Municipal Airport · Sabetha

WIND: 140° / 16 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN026
DIST: 51 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KJYR

VFR

York Municipal Airport · York

WIND: 120° / 17 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT026
DIST: 53 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KPMV

VFR

Plattsmouth Municipal Airport · Plattsmouth

WIND: 130° / 8 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN036
DIST: 54 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

KFNB

VFR

Brenner Field · Falls City

WIND: 130° / 14 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN043
DIST: 55 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KAHQ

VFR

Wahoo Municipal Airport · Wahoo

WIND: 130° / 18 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 57 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

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