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// KBIF · Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss) · Fort Bliss/El Paso

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// Station · 1h 7m ago · STALE

KBIF

Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 3 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.5°C / 13.4°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 3,946 FT
31.8495°N / 106.3800°W
LOCATION · Fort Bliss/El Paso, US
N
WIND
080°3 kt
KBIF · 3,946 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/3
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.07"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/3 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM 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 KBIF 111255Z AUTO 08003KT 9SM CLR 25/13 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP104 T02450134 $

KBIF · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 080° at 3 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
080°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 13,554'
22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 13,554'
Pattern altitude: 4,946 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 +17°C

5,800FT
+1,854 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
8,000 6,750 5,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,946 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT3,793 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAEG (Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, elev 5,837 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+58%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-26%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+23%
-17%

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 · 16,320 FT KBIF ELEV · 3,946 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,320 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

12:09ZSUNRISE
19:12ZSOLAR NOON
02:14ZSUNSET
02:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:42Z (12h 40m) DAY LENGTH14h 05m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:32Z MOONSET23:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KBIF.

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