// Station · 5m ago

KBPG

Big Spring Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 17 kt G27

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,600 ft

T/Td 26.4°C / 18.1°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 2,573 FT

32.2126°N / 101.5220°W

LOCATION · Big Spring, US

WIND

090°17 kt

KBPG · 2,573 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/17G27

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN036

LAYERS

SCT030 BKN036

T / Td

26 / 18

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,600 ft. Brisk winds at 090°/17 kt, gusting 27, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,000 ft, and broken at 3,600 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 KBPG 150055Z AUTO 09017G27KT 10SM SCT030 BKN036 26/18 A3008 RMK AO2 T02640181

KBPG · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 090° at 17 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · broken layer at 3,600 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 17 ktG27

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

090°17G27 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

06★ HDG 060° H15 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,601'

17 HDG 170° H3 kt X17 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 63%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35 HDG 350° T3 kt X17 kt RIGHT —

24 HDG 240° T15 kt X8 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 +16°C

4,400FT

+1,827 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,573 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT2,411 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KE38 (Alpine Casparis Municipal Airport, Alpine, elev 4,515 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+44%

-31%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+31%

-20%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-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.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN036

Broken · base 3,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT030

Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,906 ft VFR MARGIN+600 ft

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

11:50ZSUNRISE

18:53ZSOLAR NOON

01:55ZSUNSET

02:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (1h 22m) DAY LENGTH14h 04m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:02Z MOONSET02:07Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KMAF

VFR

Midland International Air and Space Port · Midland

WIND: 090° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 38 NM SW
AGE: 7m ago

KSNK

VFR

Winston Field · Snyder

WIND: 120° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 41 NM NE
AGE: 5m ago

KODO

VFR

Odessa Schlemeyer Field · Odessa

WIND: 100° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 47 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

KE11

VFR

Andrews County Airport · Andrews

WIND: 100° / 13 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 52 NM W
AGE: 25m ago

KSWW

VFR

Avenger Field · Sweetwater

WIND: 120° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM E
AGE: 5m ago

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