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// Station · 58m ago

KBIF

Biggs Army Air Field (Fort Bliss)
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15.5°C / 11.7°C
ALTIM 29.86 inHg
ELEV 3,946 FT
31.8495°N / 106.3800°W
LOCATION · Fort Bliss/El Paso, US
N
WIND
030°5 kt
KBIF · 3,946 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
16 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.86"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/5 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 KBIF 270955Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 16/12 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP051 T01550117 $

KBIF · day 27 at 09:55 UTC · wind from 030° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1005.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
030°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
04 HDG 040° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 13,554'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
22 HDG 220° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT
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 +8°C

5,000FT
+1,054 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
7,000 5,700 4,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,946 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT4,002 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTCS (Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport, Truth or Consequences, elev 4,853 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+50%
-35%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+35%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%

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 · 11,774 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 LEVEL11,774 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:03ZSUNRISE
19:04ZSOLAR NOON
02:04ZSUNSET
02:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:32Z (15h 38m) DAY LENGTH14h 00m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:46Z MOONSET10:47Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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