// Station · 1h 5m ago · STALE
KBKT
Allen C Perkinson Blackstone Army Air Field
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.8°C / 18.8°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 439 FT
37.0742°N / 77.9575°W
LOCATION · Blackstone, US
WIND
060°4 kt
KBKT · 439 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 19
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 060°/4 kt. 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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METAR KBKT 142155Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 31/19 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP196 T03080188
KBKT · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 060° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
060°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
04
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
5,333'
22
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
5,333'
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 +16°C
2,200FT
+1,761 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV439 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT247 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBCB
(Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport, Blacksburg, elev 2,132 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:04ZSUNRISE
17:18ZSOLAR NOON
00:33ZSUNSET
01:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:00Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:03Z (2h 02m)
DAY LENGTH14h 29m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:12Z
MOONSET00:41Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KW81
VFR
Crewe Municipal Airport · Crewe
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 9 NM NW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KW31
VFR
Lunenburg County Airport · Kenbridge
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM SW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KLVL
VFR
Brunswick Municipal Airport · Lawrenceville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM SE
- AGE
- 5m ago
KPTB
VFR
Dinwiddie County Airport · Petersburg
- WIND
- 220° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM E
- AGE
- 5m ago
KAVC
VFR
Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional Airport · Brodnax
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM S
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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