// Station · 20m ago

KBVN

Albion Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 16 kt G24

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25.9°C / 18.7°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 1,806 FT

41.7286°N / 98.0558°W

LOCATION · Albion, US

WIND

130°16 kt

KBVN · 1,806 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/16G24

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT032

T / Td

26 / 19

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 130°/16 kt, gusting 24. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,200 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 KBVN 302115Z AUTO 13016G24KT 10SM SCT032 26/19 A2983 RMK AO2 T02590187

KBVN · day 30 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 130° at 16 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,200 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 16 ktG24

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

130°16G24 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

15★ HDG 150° H15 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,700'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T15 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,806 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

3,700FT

+1,894 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,806 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,895 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCNP (Billy G Ray Field, Chappell, elev 3,682 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+37%

-26%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+26%

-17%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+15%

-11%

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)

SCT032

Scattered · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,887 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:02ZSUNRISE

18:31ZSOLAR NOON

01:59ZSUNSET

02:33ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:35Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:33Z (4h 57m) DAY LENGTH14h 57m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:33Z MOONSET13:30Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KBVN.

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