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// Station · 22m ago

KBOW

Bartow Executive Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 33°C / 22°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 125 FT
27.9434°N / 81.7834°W
LOCATION · Bartow, US
N
WIND
210°9 kt
KBOW · 125 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW044
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 210°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,400 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 KBOW 302035Z AUTO 21009KT 10SM FEW044 33/22 A2993 RMK AO2 PWINO

KBOW · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind from 210° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,400 ft · temp 33°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 9 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
210°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
23 HDG 230° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,001'
27R HDG 270° H5 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
27L HDG 270° H5 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
09L HDG 090° T4 kt X8 kt RIGHT
09R HDG 090° T4 kt X8 kt RIGHT
05 HDG 050° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT
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

2,300FT
+2,175 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,500 1,650 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV125 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT113 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4 (Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,792 FT FEW044 KBOW ELEV · 125 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW044
Few · base 4,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,792 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:33ZSUNRISE
17:26ZSOLAR NOON
00:19ZSUNSET
00:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:45Z (3h 47m) DAY LENGTH13h 46m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:02Z MOONSET11:48Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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