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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
N
WIND
060°4 kt
KBKT · 439 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,500 1,400 300
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,995 FT KBKT ELEV · 439 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,995 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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