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// Station · 16m ago

KBYY

Bay City Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.5°C / 26.1°C
ALTIM 29.84 inHg
ELEV 45 FT
28.9733°N / 95.8635°W
LOCATION · Bay City, US
N
WIND
200°9 kt
KBYY · 45 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 26
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.84"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 200°/9 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 KBYY 302215Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM CLR 30/26 A2984 RMK AO2 T03050261 $

KBYY · day 30 at 22:15 UTC · wind from 200° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
200°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
13 HDG 130° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,107'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
31 HDG 310° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,045 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 +16°C

2,000FT
+1,955 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,300 1,500 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV45 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT122 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCDS (Childress Municipal Airport, Childress, elev 1,954 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 15,449 FT KBYY ELEV · 45 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,449 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:27ZSUNRISE
18:22ZSOLAR NOON
01:17ZSUNSET
01:44ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:31Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:44Z (3h 12m) DAY LENGTH13h 50m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:59Z MOONSET12:50Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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