// Station · 21m ago

KBIL

Billings Logan International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 3,652 FT

45.8089°N / 108.5412°W

LOCATION · Billings, US

WIND

200°5 kt

KBIL · 3,652 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW120

T / Td

25 / 10

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 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 111553Z 20005KT 10SM FEW120 25/10 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02500100 $

KBIL · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 200° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

200°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

25★ HDG 250° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,501'

28R HDG 280° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT 10,518'

28L HDG 280° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT 3,800'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

10L HDG 100° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

10R HDG 100° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

07 HDG 070° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +17°C

5,600FT

+1,948 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV3,652 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT3,590 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBTM (Bert Mooney Airport, Butte, elev 5,550 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+56%

-39%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+39%

-25%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+22%

-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,278 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:36ZSUNRISE

19:20ZSOLAR NOON

03:05ZSUNSET

03:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:42Z (11h 28m) DAY LENGTH15h 28m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:04Z MOONSET00:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

K6S8

VFR

Laurel Municipal Airport · Laurel

WIND: 220° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM SW
AGE: 24m ago

KU68

VFR

North Big Horn County Airport · Cowley

WIND: 190° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 54 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

KPOY

—

Powell Municipal Airport · Powell

WIND: 140° / 10 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 58 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

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