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KBIX

Keesler Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 34.5°C / 22.8°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 33 FT
30.4104°N / 88.9244°W
LOCATION · Biloxi, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KBIX · 33 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
35 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KBIX 111555Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 35/23 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE-S SLP192 T03450228 $

KBIX · day 11 at 15:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
04 HDG 040° CALM 7,630'
22 HDG 220° CALM 7,630'
Pattern altitude: 1,033 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

2,200FT
+2,167 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV33 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT-138 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · 17,457 FT KBIX ELEV · 33 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,457 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:02ZSUNRISE
18:02ZSOLAR NOON
01:01ZSUNSET
01:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:28Z (8h 23m) DAY LENGTH13h 58m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:32Z MOONSET22:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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