// Station · 32m ago

KBRD

Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.3°C / 21.7°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 1,232 FT

46.4029°N / 94.1297°W

LOCATION · Brainerd, US

WIND

190°10 kt

KBRD · 1,232 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW027

T / Td

28 / 22

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 190°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,700 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 KBRD 111653Z AUTO 19010KT 10SM FEW027 28/22 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP177 T02830217

KBRD · day 11 at 16:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,700 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 10 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

190°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

16★ HDG 160° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,100'

23 HDG 230° H8 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 60%

12 HDG 120° H3 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

30 HDG 300° T3 kt X9 kt LEFT —

05 HDG 050° T8 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

34 HDG 340° T9 kt X5 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

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW027

Few · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,525 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:36ZSUNRISE

18:23ZSOLAR NOON

02:09ZSUNSET

02:47ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:47Z (9h 21m) DAY LENGTH15h 33m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:06Z MOONSET23:40Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KAIT

VFR

Aitkin Municipal Airport Steve Kurtz Field · Aitkin

WIND: 200° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KRYM

VFR

Ray S Miller Army Air Field · Fort Ripley

WIND: 180° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM SW
AGE: 30m ago

KPWC

VFR

Pine River Regional Airport · Pine River

WIND: 180° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

KSAZ

VFR

Staples Municipal Airport · Staples

WIND: 180° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KLXL

VFR

Little Falls-Morrison County-Lindbergh field · Little Falls

WIND: 170° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 29 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

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