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// Station · 55m ago

KBTP

Pittsburgh/Butler Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 16.7°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 1,248 FT
40.7769°N / 79.9497°W
LOCATION · Butler, US
N
WIND
250°6 kt
KBTP · 1,248 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.13"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/6 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 KBTP 142256Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 29/17 A3013 RMK AO2 SLPNO T02940167

KBTP · day 14 at 22:56 UTC · wind from 250° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
250°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
26 HDG 260° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,801'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
08 HDG 080° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,248 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

3,000FT
+1,752 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT
3,400 2,800 2,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,248 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,036 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4 (Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+30%
-21%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+21%
-14%
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,096 FT KBTP ELEV · 1,248 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,096 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:01ZSUNRISE
17:26ZSOLAR NOON
00:51ZSUNSET
01:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:24Z (1h 33m) DAY LENGTH14h 50m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:11Z MOONSET01:01Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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