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// 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
N
WIND
VRB4 kt
KBNA · 599 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
2,900 2,150 1,400
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,781 FT SCT045 BKN100 · CEILING BKN150 BKN250 KBNA ELEV · 599 FT
// 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

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