// Station · 17m ago

KBMI

Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 12,000 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 871 FT

40.4771°N / 88.9159°W

LOCATION · Bloomington/Normal, US

WIND

060°9 kt

KBMI · 871 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC120

LAYERS

FEW013 OVC120

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Moderate winds at 060°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,300 ft, and overcast at 12,000 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 KBMI 111556Z 06009KT 10SM FEW013 OVC120 24/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02390211

KBMI · day 11 at 15:56 UTC · wind from 060° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,300 ft · overcast at 12,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

060°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

02★ HDG 020° H7 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,000'

11 HDG 110° H6 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

29 HDG 290° T6 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

20 HDG 200° T7 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,871 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 +10°C

2,000FT

+1,129 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV871 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT747 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS (Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC120

Overcast · base 12,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW013

Few · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,942 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

10:36ZSUNRISE

18:02ZSOLAR NOON

01:28ZSUNSET

02:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:00Z (9h 47m) DAY LENGTH14h 52m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:04Z MOONSET22:56Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KPNT

VFR

Pontiac Municipal Airport · Pontiac

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM NE
AGE: 18m ago

KPIA

VFR

General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport · Peoria

WIND: 040° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

KDEC

VFR

Decatur Airport · Decatur

WIND: 100° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC049
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

KC75

VFR

Marshall County Airport · Lacon

WIND: 020° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

KCMI

IFR → VFR 17Z

University of Illinois Willard Airport · Savoy

WIND: 130° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN005
DIST: 39 NM SE
AGE: 7m ago

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