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// Station · 5m ago

KBKN

Blackwell Tonkawa Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 17 kt G26
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 34°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.76 inHg
WX VCTS
ELEV 1,030 FT
36.7452°N / 97.3496°W
LOCATION · Blackwell, US
N
WIND
150°17 kt
KBKN · 1,030 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/17G26
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
34 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.76"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 150°/17 kt, gusting 26. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: VCTS. 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 KBKN 302135Z AUTO 15017G26KT 10SM VCTS CLR 34/21 A2976 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW

KBKN · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 150° at 17 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.76" Hg · weather: VCTS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 17 ktG26
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
150°17G26 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
17 HDG 170° H16 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,501'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
35 HDG 350° T16 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,030 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 +21°C

3,700FT
+2,670 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
4,300 3,000 1,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,030 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT1,187 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDUX (Moore County Airport, Dumas, elev 3,705 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,202 FT KBKN ELEV · 1,030 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,202 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:14ZSUNRISE
18:28ZSOLAR NOON
01:42ZSUNSET
02:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:40Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:12Z (4h 31m) DAY LENGTH14h 28m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:45Z MOONSET13:13Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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