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// Station · 21m ago

KBWD

Brownwood Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 12 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 19,000 ft
T/Td 30.8°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.84 inHg
ELEV 1,387 FT
31.7936°N / 98.9565°W
LOCATION · Brownwood, US
N
WIND
200°12 kt
KBWD · 1,387 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/12
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN190
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN190
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.84"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 19,000 ft. Moderate winds at 200°/12 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 19,000 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 KBWD 302035Z AUTO 20012KT 10SM BKN190 31/21 A2984 RMK AO2 T03080210 $

KBWD · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind from 200° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 19,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 12 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
200°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
17 HDG 170° H10 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,599'
13 HDG 130° H4 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 92%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
31 HDG 310° T4 kt X11 kt LEFT
35 HDG 350° T10 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,387 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 +19°C

3,700FT
+2,313 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
4,100 3,250 2,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,387 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT1,464 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDUX (Moore County Airport, Dumas, elev 3,705 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,943 FT BKN190 · CEILING KBWD ELEV · 1,387 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN190
Broken · base 19,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING19,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER19,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL16,943 ft VFR MARGIN+16,000 ft

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

11:33ZSUNRISE
18:34ZSOLAR NOON
01:36ZSUNSET
02:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (5h 07m) DAY LENGTH14h 03m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:02Z MOONSET13:06Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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