// Station · 27m ago
KBRD
Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.8°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 1,232 FT
46.4029°N / 94.1297°W
LOCATION · Brainerd, US
WIND
190°9 kt
KBRD · 1,232 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 21
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 190°/9 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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METAR KBRD 111553Z AUTO 19009KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02780206
KBRD · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 190° @ 9 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
190°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
16★
HDG 160°
H8 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 7,100'
23
HDG 230°
H7 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
12
HDG 120°
H3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
30
HDG 300°
T3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
05
HDG 050°
T7 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
34
HDG 340°
T8 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,232 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 +15°C
2,900FT
+1,668 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,232 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT1,079 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTIF
(Thomas County Airport, Thedford, elev 2,925 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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-6)
10:36ZSUNRISE
18:23ZSOLAR NOON
02:09ZSUNSET
02:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:20Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 48m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:47Z (10h 26m)
DAY LENGTH15h 33m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:04Z
MOONSET23:38Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KAIT
VFR
Aitkin Municipal Airport Steve Kurtz Field · Aitkin
- WIND
- 170° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
KRYM
VFR
Ray S Miller Army Air Field · Fort Ripley
- WIND
- 170° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT024
- DIST
- 21 NM SW
- AGE
- 25m ago
KPWC
VFR
Pine River Regional Airport · Pine River
- WIND
- 180° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KSAZ
VFR
Staples Municipal Airport · Staples
- WIND
- 170° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 5m ago
KLXL
VFR
Little Falls-Morrison County-Lindbergh field · Little Falls
- WIND
- 150° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM S
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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