// Station · 58m ago

KBIL

Billings Logan International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 330° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 20,000 ft

T/Td 15.6°C / 7.8°C

ALTIM 29.74 inHg

ELEV 3,652 FT

45.8089°N / 108.5412°W

LOCATION · Billings, US

WIND

330°4 kt

KBIL · 3,652 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN200

LAYERS

FEW120 SCT150 BKN200

T / Td

16 / 8

ALTIM

29.74"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 20,000 ft. Light winds at 330°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 12,000 ft, scattered at 15,000 ft, and broken at 20,000 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 KBIL 271053Z 33004KT 10SM FEW120 SCT150 BKN200 16/08 A2974 RMK AO2 SLP036 T01560078

KBIL · day 27 at 10:53 UTC · wind from 330° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · scattered layer at 15,000 ft · broken layer at 20,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1003.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

330°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

10L HDG 100° —CALM —— 10,518'

28R HDG 280° —CALM —— 10,518'

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 5,501'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 5,501'

10R HDG 100° —CALM —— 3,800'

28L HDG 280° —CALM —— 3,800'

Pattern altitude: 4,652 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

4,800FT

+1,148 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,652 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT3,829 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLVM (Mission Field, Livingston, elev 4,660 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+48%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+19%

-14%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN200

Broken · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT150

Scattered · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING20,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,531 ft VFR MARGIN+17,000 ft

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

11:32ZSUNRISE

19:12ZSOLAR NOON

02:53ZSUNSET

03:29ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:29Z (15h 38m) DAY LENGTH15h 20m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:17Z MOONSET11:37Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

KCOD

VFR

Yellowstone Regional Airport · Cody

WIND: 170° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 80 NM S
AGE: 55m ago

KLVM

VFR

Mission Field · Livingston

WIND: 290° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 80 NM W
AGE: 58m ago

KSHR

VFR

Sheridan County Airport · Sheridan

WIND: 170° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 91 NM SE
AGE: 58m ago

KBZN

VFR

Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport · Bozeman

WIND: 150° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 109 NM W
AGE: 55m ago

KWRL

VFR

Worland Municipal Airport · Worland

WIND: 110° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 113 NM S
AGE: 58m ago

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