// Station · 18m ago

KBMI

Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal

CAT MVFR

WIND 080° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 1,100 ft

T/Td 21.7°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 871 FT

40.4771°N / 88.9159°W

LOCATION · Bloomington/Normal, US

WIND

080°7 kt

KBMI · 871 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC011

LAYERS

OVC011

T / Td

22 / 21

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,100 ft. Light winds at 080°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 1,100 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KBMI 111356Z 08007KT 10SM OVC011 22/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02170211

KBMI · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 080° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 1,100 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

080°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

11★ HDG 110° H6 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,525'

02 HDG 020° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

20 HDG 200° T3 kt X6 kt LEFT —

29 HDG 290° T6 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +8°C

1,700FT

+829 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV871 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT747 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNL (Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, elev 1,704 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC011

Overcast · base 1,100 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,831 ft VFR MARGIN-1,900 ft

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

10:36ZSUNRISE

18:02ZSOLAR NOON

01:28ZSUNSET

02:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:00Z (11h 46m) DAY LENGTH14h 52m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:00Z MOONSET22:52Z 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: 19m ago

KPIA

VFR

General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport · Peoria

WIND: 030° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 37 NM W
AGE: 20m ago

KDEC

MVFR

Decatur Airport · Decatur

WIND: 160° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN012
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

KC75

VFR

Marshall County Airport · Lacon

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

KCMI

MVFR

University of Illinois Willard Airport · Savoy

WIND: 060° / 10 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 39 NM SE
AGE: 21m ago

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