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// KBPG · Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport · Big Spring

// Station · 14m ago

KBPG

Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / 18.9°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 2,573 FT
32.2126°N / 101.5220°W
LOCATION · Big Spring, US
N
WIND
190°8 kt
KBPG · 2,573 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 06Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.95"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 190°/8 kt. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KBPG 130615Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM CLR 24/19 A2995 RMK AO2 T02400189

KBPG · day 13 at 06:15 UTC · wind from 190° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
190°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
17★ HDG 170° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,803'
24 HDG 240° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
06 HDG 060° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT —
35 HDG 350° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT —
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 +14°C

4,200FT
+1,627 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV2,573 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT2,541 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDHT (Dalhart Municipal Airport, Dalhart, elev 3,991 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+42%
-29%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+29%
-19%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+17%
-13%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,694 FT KBPG ELEV · 2,573 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,694 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

12:48ZSUNRISE
18:33ZSOLAR NOON
00:18ZSUNSET
00:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT06:29Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:43Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 30m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION4% MOONRISE14:20Z MOONSET01:50Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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