// Station · 17m ago
KBKS
Brooks County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31.9°C / 23.4°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 113 FT
27.2068°N / 98.1212°W
LOCATION · Falfurrias, US
WIND
—calm
KBKS · 113 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT230
T / Td
32 / 23
ALTIM
29.92"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility 7.0 SM and scattered at 23,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KBKS 142335Z AUTO 7SM SCT230 32/23 A2992 RMK AO2 T03190234 $
KBKS · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · winds calm · visibility 7.0 SM · scattered layer at 23,000 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
CALMcalm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
6,006'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
6,006'
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
3,018'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
3,018'
Pattern altitude: 1,113 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
2,200FT
+2,087 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV113 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT110 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSOA
(Sonora Municipal Airport, Sonora, elev 2,140 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:48ZSUNRISE
18:39ZSOLAR NOON
01:30ZSUNSET
01:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:52Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 38m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (2h 04m)
DAY LENGTH13h 42m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:57Z
MOONSET01:40Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KIKG
VFR
Kleberg County Airport · Kingsville
- WIND
- 100° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
KNQI
VFR
→
MVFR
08Z
Kingsville Naval Air Station · Kingsville
- WIND
- 130° / 14 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN170
- DIST
- 25 NM NE
- AGE
- 56m ago
KALI
VFR
Alice International Airport · Alice
- WIND
- 130° / 18 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM N
- AGE
- 59m ago
KHBV
VFR
Jim Hogg County Airport · Hebbronville
- WIND
- 150° / 9 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KRBO
—
Nueces County Airport · Robstown
- WIND
- 140° / 11 ktG15
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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