// Station · 56m ago

KBKE

Baker City Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 12 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft

T/Td 9.4°C / 7.8°C

ALTIM 29.79 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 3,373 FT

44.8373°N / 117.8090°W

LOCATION · Baker City, US

WIND

320°12 kt

KBKE · 3,373 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/12G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN080

LAYERS

FEW021 BKN080 OVC090

T / Td

9 / 8

ALTIM

29.79"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Moderate winds at 320°/12 kt, gusting 19, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,100 ft, broken at 8,000 ft, and overcast at 9,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 KBKE 270953Z AUTO 32012G19KT 10SM -RA FEW021 BKN080 OVC090 09/08 A2979 RMK AO2 RAB40 PRESFR SLP083 P0001 T00940078

KBKE · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 320° at 12 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,100 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · overcast at 9,000 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.79" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 12 ktG19

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

320°12G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

31★ HDG 310° H12 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,084'

35 HDG 350° H10 kt X6 kt LEFT 4,359'

26 HDG 260° H6 kt X10 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 53%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

08 HDG 080° T6 kt X10 kt LEFT —

17 HDG 170° T10 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

13 HDG 130° T12 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 4,373 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 +1°C

3,700FT

+327 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,373 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT3,500 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLMT (Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport, Klamath Falls, elev 4,095 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+37%

-26%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+26%

-17%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+15%

-11%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC090

Overcast · base 9,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW021

Few · base 2,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,120 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:13ZSUNRISE

19:49ZSOLAR NOON

03:26ZSUNSET

04:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:02Z (17h 12m) DAY LENGTH15h 13m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:55Z MOONSET12:09Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KONO

VFR

Ontario Municipal Airport · Oregon

WIND: 320° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC100
DIST: 60 NM SE
AGE: 56m ago

KPDT

VFR

Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton · Pendleton

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 67 NM NW
AGE: 56m ago

KMYL

VFR

McCall Municipal Airport · McCall

WIND: 300° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 73 NM E
AGE: 58m ago

KALW

VFR

Walla Walla Regional Airport · Walla Walla

WIND: 080° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC049
DIST: 78 NM N
AGE: 56m ago

KBNO

VFR

Burns Municipal Airport · Burns

WIND: 330° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 90 NM SW
AGE: 56m ago

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