// Station · 1h 3m ago · STALE
KBYS
Bicycle Lake Army Air Field
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.2°C / 3.7°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 2,350 FT
35.2805°N / 116.6300°W
LOCATION · Fort Irwin/Barstow, US
WIND
360°6 kt
KBYS · 2,350 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 4
ALTIM
29.91"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 360°/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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METAR KBYS 111255Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM CLR 23/04 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP094 T02320037 $
KBYS · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 360° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 360° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
360°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 9,631'
31
HDG 310°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
6,124'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
13
HDG 130°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
22
HDG 220°
T5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,350 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 +13°C
3,900FT
+1,550 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,350 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT2,356 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTSP
(Tehachapi Municipal Airport, Tehachapi, elev 4,001 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+39%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:41ZSUNRISE
19:53ZSOLAR NOON
03:04ZSUNSET
03:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:58Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 05m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:33Z (13h 35m)
DAY LENGTH14h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE10:05Z
MOONSET00:27Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KDAG
VFR
Barstow Daggett Airport · Daggett
- WIND
- 250° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
KNID
VFR
China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport · China Lake
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 57 NM NW
- AGE
- 2m ago
KL35
VFR
Big Bear City Airport · Big Bear
- WIND
- 270° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 62 NM S
- AGE
- 3m ago
KNXP
VFR
Twentynine Palms Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field · Twentynine Palms
- WIND
- 020° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 63 NM S
- AGE
- 4m ago
KEDW
VFR
Edwards Air Force Base · Edwards
- WIND
- 210° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 66 NM W
- AGE
- 1h 3m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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