// Station · 14m ago

KBOW

Bartow Executive Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 33°C / 21°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

WX VCTS

ELEV 125 FT

27.9434°N / 81.7834°W

LOCATION · Bartow, US

WIND

230°7 kt

KBOW · 125 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

33 / 21

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: VCTS. 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 KBOW 142155Z AUTO 23007KT 210V270 10SM VCTS CLR 33/21 A3006 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW-NE PWINO

KBOW · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · weather: VCTS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 7 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

230°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

23★ HDG 230° H7 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,001'

27R HDG 270° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 5,000'

27L HDG 270° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 4,416'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

09L HDG 090° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

09R HDG 090° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

05 HDG 050° T7 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,125 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 +18°C

2,100FT

+1,975 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV125 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT-17 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,792 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:41ZSUNRISE

17:34ZSOLAR NOON

00:26ZSUNSET

00:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT22:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:53Z (2h 43m) DAY LENGTH13h 45m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:47Z MOONSET00:33Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KGIF

VFR

Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field · Winter Haven

WIND: 260° / 9 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 7 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

KLAL

VFR

Lakeland Linder International Airport · Lakeland

WIND: 270° / 5 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW060
DIST: 13 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

KPCM

LIFR

Plant City Municipal Airport · Plant City

WIND: 090° / 3 ktG26
VIS: 0.75 SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 20 NM W
AGE: 14m ago

KZPH

VFR

Zephyrhills Municipal Airport · Zephyrhills

WIND: 300° / 11 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT048
DIST: 26 NM NW
AGE: 14m ago

KISM

MVFR → VFR 01Z

Kissimmee Gateway Airport · Orlando

WIND: 360° / 13 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 28 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

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