// Station · 20m ago
KBIS
Bismarck Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.1°C / 17.8°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 1,661 FT
46.7727°N / 100.7469°W
LOCATION · Bismarck, US
WIND
170°6 kt
KBIS · 1,661 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 18
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 170°/6 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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METAR KBIS 111352Z 17006KT 10SM CLR 26/18 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP118 T02610178
KBIS · day 11 at 13:52 UTC · wind from 170° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
170°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
21★
HDG 210°
H5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,600'
13
HDG 130°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
8,794'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
03
HDG 030°
T5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
31
HDG 310°
T5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
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 +14°C
3,400FT
+1,739 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,661 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT1,667 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBWW
(Bowman Regional Airport, Bowman, elev 2,965 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+34%
-24%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+24%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-10%
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)
11:01ZSUNRISE
18:49ZSOLAR NOON
02:37ZSUNSET
03:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 24m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:16Z (13h 03m)
DAY LENGTH15h 36m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:25Z
MOONSET00:01Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KY19
VFR
Mandan Municipal Airport · Mandan
- WIND
- 180° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
K7L2
VFR
Linton Municipal Airport · Linton
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KD57
VFR
Glen Ullin Regional Airport · Glen Ullin
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KHZE
VFR
Mercer County Regional Airport · Hazen
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
K5H4
VFR
Harvey Municipal Airport · Harvey
- WIND
- 160° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 70 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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