// Station · 11m ago

KBKT

Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 13 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28°C / 7°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

ELEV 439 FT

37.0742°N / 77.9575°W

LOCATION · Blackstone, US

WIND

060°13 kt

KBKT · 439 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/13G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

28 / 7

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 060°/13 kt, gusting 19. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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

SPECI KBKT 302046Z AUTO 06013G19KT 10SM CLR 28/07 A2990 RMK AO2 WSHFT 35 SLP125

KBKT · day 30 at 20:46 UTC · wind from 060° at 13 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 13 ktG19

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

060°13G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

04★ HDG 040° H12 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,333'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

22 HDG 220° T12 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,439 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 +14°C

2,100FT

+1,661 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV439 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT457 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPSK (New River Valley Airport, Dublin, elev 2,105 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,580 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:55ZSUNRISE

17:10ZSOLAR NOON

00:25ZSUNSET

00:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (3h 58m) DAY LENGTH14h 30m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:25Z MOONSET11:55Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KW81

VFR

Crewe Municipal Airport · Crewe

WIND: 040° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 9 NM NW
AGE: 2m ago

KW31

VFR

Lunenburg County Airport · Kenbridge

WIND: 020° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 13 NM SW
AGE: 2m ago

KLVL

VFR

Brunswick Municipal Airport · Lawrenceville

WIND: 020° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM SE
AGE: 22m ago

KPTB

VFR

Dinwiddie County Airport · Petersburg

WIND: 020° / 11 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM E
AGE: 2m ago

KAVC

VFR

Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional Airport · Brodnax

WIND: 030° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT080
DIST: 24 NM S
AGE: 2m ago

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