// Station · 17m ago
KCBF
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 22°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 1,253 FT
41.2592°N / 95.7606°W
LOCATION · Council Bluffs, US
WIND
120°5 kt
KCBF · 1,253 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 22
ALTIM
30.14"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 120°/5 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 KCBF 142335Z AUTO 12005KT 10SM CLR 30/22 A3014 RMK AO2
KCBF · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 120° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
120°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H5 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,650'
18
HDG 180°
H3 kt
X4 kt LEFT
5,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
T3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
32
HDG 320°
T5 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,253 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 +17°C
3,100FT
+1,847 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,253 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT1,032 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KOEL
(Oakley Municipal Airport, Oakley, elev 3,045 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:03ZSUNRISE
18:29ZSOLAR NOON
01:56ZSUNSET
02:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:52Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 03m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:29Z (2h 36m)
DAY LENGTH14h 53m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:13Z
MOONSET02:06Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOMA
VFR
Eppley Airfield · Omaha
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 7 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KOFF
VFR
Offutt Air Force Base · Omaha
- WIND
- 120° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW045
- DIST
- 11 NM SW
- AGE
- 57m ago
KMLE
VFR
Millard Airport · Omaha
- WIND
- 130° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT048
- DIST
- 16 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KBTA
VFR
Blair Executive Airport · Blair
- WIND
- 120° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KPMV
VFR
Plattsmouth Municipal Airport · Plattsmouth
- WIND
- 090° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT046
- DIST
- 20 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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