[/] search [ENTER] submit ICAO [ESC] clear 5,740 STATIONS · WORLDWIDE

// Station · 17m ago

KBKF

Buckley Space Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 21.4°C / 8.3°C
ALTIM 30.19 inHg
ELEV 5,662 FT
39.7017°N / 104.7520°W
LOCATION · Aurora, US
N
WIND
240°8 kt
KBKF · 5,662 FT
© OSM · CartoDB

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

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW120
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.19"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 240°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KBKF 111358Z 24008KT 10SM FEW120 21/08 A3019 RMK AO2A SLP143 T02140083

KBKF · day 11 at 13:58 UTC · wind from 240° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.19" Hg · sea-level pressure 1014.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
240°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
32 HDG 320° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,006'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
14 HDG 140° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 6,662 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 +17°C

7,400FT
+1,738 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
9,200 7,900 6,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,662 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT5,391 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K20V (McElroy Airfield, Kremmling, elev 7,411 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+74%
-52%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+52%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+30%
-22%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,470 FT FEW120 KBKF ELEV · 5,662 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW120
Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,470 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:41ZSUNRISE
19:05ZSOLAR NOON
02:29ZSUNSET
03:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:01Z (12h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:05Z MOONSET23:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

© OpenStreetMap · CartoDB · OpenAIP
// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.
Get METAR Deck →