// Station · 7m ago
KCBF
Council Bluffs Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 13 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 1,253 FT
41.2592°N / 95.7606°W
LOCATION · Council Bluffs, US
WIND
140°13 kt
KCBF · 1,253 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/13
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW028
T / Td
26 / 21
ALTIM
29.85"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 140°/13 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,800 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KCBF 302135Z AUTO 14013KT 10SM FEW028 26/21 A2985 RMK AO2
KCBF · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 140° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,800 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 140° @ 13 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
140°13 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H13 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 3,650'
18
HDG 180°
H10 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 62%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
T10 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
32
HDG 320°
T13 kt
X0 kt —
—
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 +14°C
3,000FT
+1,747 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,253 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT1,321 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KADT
(Atwood-Rawlins City-County Airport, Atwood, elev 2,991 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:54ZSUNRISE
18:22ZSOLAR NOON
01:49ZSUNSET
02:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:42Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 06m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (4h 39m)
DAY LENGTH14h 54m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:25Z
MOONSET13:20Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOMA
VFR
→
MVFR
05Z
Eppley Airfield · Omaha
- WIND
- 120° / 16 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN110
- DIST
- 7 NM NW
- AGE
- 50m ago
KOFF
VFR
→
MVFR
03Z
Offutt Air Force Base · Omaha
- WIND
- 110° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 11 NM SW
- AGE
- 47m ago
KMLE
VFR
Millard Airport · Omaha
- WIND
- 130° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN036
- DIST
- 16 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
KBTA
VFR
Blair Executive Airport · Blair
- WIND
- 120° / 12 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT031
- DIST
- 18 NM NW
- AGE
- 7m ago
KPMV
VFR
Plattsmouth Municipal Airport · Plattsmouth
- WIND
- 130° / 8 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN034
- DIST
- 20 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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