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// Station · 18m ago

KBVN

Albion Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.1°C / 17.4°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 1,806 FT
41.7286°N / 98.0558°W
LOCATION · Albion, US
N
WIND
160°7 kt
KBVN · 1,806 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/7 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 KBVN 142335Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM CLR 30/17 A3018 RMK AO2 T03010174

KBVN · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 160° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
160°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
15 HDG 150° H7 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,700'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
33 HDG 330° T7 kt X1 kt LEFT
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 +18°C

3,700FT
+1,894 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
4,100 3,000 1,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,806 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT1,543 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,008 FT KBVN ELEV · 1,806 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,008 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:11ZSUNRISE
18:39ZSOLAR NOON
02:07ZSUNSET
02:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:40Z (2h 46m) DAY LENGTH14h 56m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:20Z MOONSET02:17Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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