// Station · 16m ago
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
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"
// 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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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
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
↘ -300 FT
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
12:09ZSUNRISE
19:12ZSOLAR NOON
02:14ZSUNSET
02:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 03m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:42Z (13h 31m)
DAY LENGTH14h 05m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:31Z
MOONSET23:36Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius
KELP
VFR
El Paso International Airport · El Paso
- WIND
- 050° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT130
- DIST
- 2 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
KE35
VFR
Fabens Airport · Fabens
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- SCT170
- DIST
- 23 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KLRU
VFR
Las Cruces International Airport · Las Cruces
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM NW
- AGE
- 16m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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