// Station · 21m ago

KBIX

Keesler Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

ELEV 33 FT

30.4104°N / 88.9244°W

LOCATION · Biloxi, US

WIND

160°5 kt

KBIX · 33 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT013

T / Td

27 / 23

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 1,300 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

SPECI KBIX 271240Z AUTO 16005KT 10SM SCT013 27/23 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP135 $

KBIX · day 27 at 12:40 UTC · wind from 160° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,300 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

22★ HDG 220° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,630'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

04 HDG 040° T2 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +12°C

1,500FT

+1,467 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV33 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT30 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRI (Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport, Blountville, elev 1,519 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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)

SCT013

Scattered · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,669 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:57ZSUNRISE

17:54ZSOLAR NOON

00:51ZSUNSET

01:18ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:18Z (12h 17m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:44Z MOONSET09:38Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KGPT

VFR

Gulfport Biloxi International Airport · Gulfport

WIND: 140° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT015
DIST: 8 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

KMOB

IFR

Mobile Regional Airport · Mobile

WIND: 110° / 6 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN008
DIST: 39 NM NE
AGE: 5m ago

KBFM

IFR

Mobile Downtown Airport · Mobile

WIND: 090° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN009
DIST: 46 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

KHBG

VFR

Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport · Hattiesburg

WIND: 120° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW008
DIST: 54 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KNEW

MVFR

Lakefront Airport · New Orleans

WIND: 140° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 61 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

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