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// 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
N
WIND
calm
KBKS · 113 FT
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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,000 2,000 1,000
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,224 FT SCT230 KBKS ELEV · 113 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT230
Scattered · base 23,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER23,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,224 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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