// Station · 1m ago

KBKX

Brookings Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 17 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,100 ft

T/Td 23.3°C / 16.7°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

ELEV 1,648 FT

44.3048°N / 96.8169°W

LOCATION · Brookings, US

WIND

160°17 kt

KBKX · 1,648 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/17G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN041

LAYERS

SCT033 BKN041 OVC050

T / Td

23 / 17

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,100 ft. Brisk winds at 160°/17 kt, gusting 22, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,300 ft, broken at 4,100 ft, and overcast at 5,000 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 KBKX 302056Z AUTO 16017G22KT 10SM SCT033 BKN041 OVC050 23/17 A2992 RMK AO2 PK WND 14030/2000 SLP133 T02330167 53001

KBKX · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 160° at 17 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,300 ft · broken layer at 4,100 ft · overcast at 5,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 17 ktG22

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

160°17G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H17 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,600'

12 HDG 120° H13 kt X11 kt RIGHT 6,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

30 HDG 300° T13 kt X11 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T17 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,648 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 +12°C

3,000FT

+1,352 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,648 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT1,645 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSR (Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, elev 3,150 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC050

Overcast · base 5,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN041

Broken · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT033

Scattered · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,416 ft VFR MARGIN+1,100 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:48ZSUNRISE

18:26ZSOLAR NOON

02:03ZSUNSET

02:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:39Z (5h 41m) DAY LENGTH15h 14m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:18Z MOONSET13:33Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KMDS

VFR

Madison Municipal Airport · Madison

WIND: 130° / 20 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN032
DIST: 21 NM SW
AGE: 2m ago

KPQN

VFR

Pipestone Municipal Airport · Pipestone

WIND: 150° / 19 ktG26
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 29 NM SE
AGE: 2m ago

K6E5

VFR

Wilder Airport · De Smet

WIND: 160° / 18 ktG24
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 33 NM W
AGE: 22m ago

KCNB

VFR

Myers Field Airport · Canby

WIND: 120° / 16 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 35 NM NE
AGE: 2m ago

KATY

VFR → MVFR 08Z

Watertown Regional Airport · Watertown

WIND: 120° / 11 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 39 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

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