// Station · 8m ago

KBNA

Nashville International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 26.1°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 599 FT

36.1245°N / 86.6782°W

LOCATION · Nashville, US

WIND

VRB4 kt

KBNA · 599 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

SCT045 BKN100 BKN150 BKN250

T / Td

26 / 21

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at variable/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 4,500 ft, broken at 10,000 ft, broken at 15,000 ft, and broken at 25,000 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 KBNA 111453Z VRB04KT 10SM SCT045 BKN100 BKN150 BKN250 26/21 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP176 60000 T02610206 50004 $

KBNA · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,500 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · broken layer at 15,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 8 ends

13 HDG 130° —CALM —— 11,030'

31 HDG 310° —CALM —— 11,030'

02C HDG 020° —CALM —— 8,001'

20C HDG 200° —CALM —— 8,001'

02R HDG 020° —CALM —— 8,001'

20L HDG 200° —CALM —— 8,001'

02L HDG 020° —CALM —— 7,704'

20R HDG 200° —CALM —— 7,704'

Pattern altitude: 1,599 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

1,900FT

+1,301 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV599 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT446 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN150

Broken · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT045

Scattered · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,781 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

10:39ZSUNRISE

17:53ZSOLAR NOON

01:06ZSUNSET

01:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:36Z (10h 35m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:05Z MOONSET22:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KMQY

VFR → MVFR 06Z

Smyrna Airport · Smyrna

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW110
DIST: 10 NM SE
AGE: 5m ago

KJWN

VFR

John C Tune Airport · Nashville

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

KM54

VFR

Lebanon Municipal Airport · Lebanon

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

KMBT

LIFR

City of Murfreesboro Airport · Murfreesboro

WIND: 150° / 4 kt
VIS: 0.50 SM
CEILING: BKN003
DIST: 21 NM SE
AGE: 26m ago

KM91

VFR

Springfield Robertson County Airport · Springfield

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM NW
AGE: 26m ago

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