// Station · 57m ago

KBTR

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 130° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 500 ft

T/Td 23.3°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

ELEV 70 FT

30.5332°N / 91.1496°W

LOCATION · Baton Rouge, US

WIND

130°5 kt

KBTR · 70 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN005

LAYERS

BKN005 OVC014

T / Td

23 / 23

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 500 ft. Light winds at 130°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 500 ft, and overcast at 1,400 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KBTR 270953Z 13005KT 10SM BKN005 OVC014 23/23 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP122 T02330228 $

KBTR · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 130° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 500 ft · overcast at 1,400 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 5 kt

5 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

130°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 5 usable

13★ HDG 130° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 7,005'

04L HDG 040° H0 kt X5 kt RIGHT 7,500'

22R HDG 220° H0 kt X5 kt LEFT 7,500'

04R HDG 040° H0 kt X5 kt RIGHT 3,799'

22L HDG 220° H0 kt X5 kt LEFT 3,799'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

31 HDG 310° T5 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,070 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 +8°C

1,100FT

+1,030 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV70 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT88 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMGE (Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Marietta, elev 1,068 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

OVC014

Overcast · base 1,400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN005

Broken · base 500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,838 ft VFR MARGIN-2,500 ft

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

11:05ZSUNRISE

18:03ZSOLAR NOON

01:00ZSUNSET

01:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:27Z (14h 37m) DAY LENGTH13h 54m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:48Z MOONSET09:43Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KLFT

MVFR → VFR 16Z

Lafayette Regional Airport · Lafayette

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 48 NM SW
AGE: 41m ago

KARA

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Acadiana Regional Airport · New Iberia

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN015
DIST: 48 NM SW
AGE: 40m ago

KMCB

MVFR → VFR 18Z

McComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis Field · McComb

WIND: 120° / 5 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN013
DIST: 52 NM NE
AGE: 22m ago

KMSY

VFR

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · New Orleans

WIND: 110° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 56 NM SE
AGE: 57m ago

KNEW

VFR

Lakefront Airport · New Orleans

WIND: 140° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 65 NM SE
AGE: 57m ago

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