// Station · 7m ago
KBPG
Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 17 kt G21
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 34.5°C / 4.7°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 2,573 FT
32.2126°N / 101.5220°W
LOCATION · Big Spring, US
WIND
240°17 kt
KBPG · 2,573 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/17G21
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
35 / 5
ALTIM
29.85"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 240°/17 kt, gusting 21. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KBPG 302055Z AUTO 24017G21KT 10SM CLR 34/05 A2985 RMK AO2 T03450047
KBPG · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 17 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 17 ktG21
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
240°17G21 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
24★
HDG 240°
H17 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 4,601'
17
HDG 170°
H6 kt
X16 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 76%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T6 kt
X16 kt LEFT
—
06
HDG 060°
T17 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 3,573 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 +25°C
5,600FT
+3,027 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,573 FT
OAT+35°C
ISA DELTA+25°C
PRESSURE ALT2,641 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSVC
(Grant County Airport, Silver City, elev 5,446 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+56%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-17%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:42ZSUNRISE
18:45ZSOLAR NOON
01:47ZSUNSET
02:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 44m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:15Z (5h 12m)
DAY LENGTH14h 05m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:12Z
MOONSET13:17Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMDD
VFR
Midland Airpark · Midland
- WIND
- 250° / 14 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
KMAF
VFR
Midland International Air and Space Port · Midland
- WIND
- 230° / 14 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSNK
VFR
Winston Field · Snyder
- WIND
- 200° / 7 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM NE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KODO
VFR
Odessa Schlemeyer Field · Odessa
- WIND
- 250° / 16 ktG27
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM W
- AGE
- 9m ago
KE11
VFR
Andrews County Airport · Andrews
- WIND
- 240° / 14 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 52 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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