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// Station · 19m ago

KBIS

Bismarck Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.1°C / 17.2°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 1,661 FT
46.7727°N / 100.7469°W
LOCATION · Bismarck, US
N
WIND
200°8 kt
KBIS · 1,661 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.92"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 200°/8 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 KBIS 111552Z 20008KT 10SM CLR 31/17 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP117 T03110172

KBIS · day 11 at 15:52 UTC · wind from 200° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
200°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
21 HDG 210° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,600'
13 HDG 130° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
31 HDG 310° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT
03 HDG 030° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,661 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 +19°C

4,000FT
+2,339 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
4,500 3,350 2,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,661 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT1,658 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSPF (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field, Spearfish, elev 3,931 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+40%
-28%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+28%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%

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 · 17,368 FT KBIS ELEV · 1,661 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,368 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:01ZSUNRISE
18:49ZSOLAR NOON
02:37ZSUNSET
03:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:16Z (11h 04m) DAY LENGTH15h 36m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:29Z MOONSET00:05Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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