// Station · 55m ago

KBYS

Bicycle Lake Army Air Field

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 19 kt G26

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 13°C / 5.4°C

ALTIM 29.67 inHg

ELEV 2,350 FT

35.2805°N / 116.6300°W

LOCATION · Fort Irwin/Barstow, US

WIND

200°19 kt

KBYS · 2,350 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/19G26

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

13 / 5

ALTIM

29.67"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 200°/19 kt, gusting 26. 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 KBYS 270955Z AUTO 20019G26KT 10SM CLR 13/05 A2967 RMK AO2 PK WND 19026/52 SLP028 T01300054 $

KBYS · day 27 at 09:55 UTC · wind from 200° at 19 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.67" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1002.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 19 ktG26

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

200°19G26 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

22★ HDG 220° H18 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,631'

13 HDG 130° H6 kt X18 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 69%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

31 HDG 310° T6 kt X18 kt LEFT —

04 HDG 040° T18 kt X6 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 +3°C

3,000FT

+650 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,350 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT2,598 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMHV (Mojave Air & Space Port, Mojave, elev 2,801 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL8,916 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:36ZSUNRISE

19:45ZSOLAR NOON

02:53ZSUNSET

03:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:22Z (16h 32m) DAY LENGTH14h 17m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:19Z MOONSET11:36Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KDAG

VFR

Barstow Daggett Airport · Daggett

WIND: 240° / 17 ktG26
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM S
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KNID

VFR

China Lake Naws (Armitage Field) Airport · China Lake

WIND: 240° / 18 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 57 NM NW
AGE: 54m ago

KNXP

VFR

Twentynine Palms Strategic Expeditionary Landing Field · Twentynine Palms

WIND: 220° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 63 NM S
AGE: 56m ago

KEDW

VFR

Edwards Air Force Base · Edwards

WIND: 230° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 66 NM W
AGE: 40m ago

KMHV

VFR

Mojave Air & Space Port · Mojave

WIND: 240° / 13 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW034
DIST: 76 NM W
AGE: 15m ago

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