// Station · 12m ago
KCBM
Columbus Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.1°C / 24.7°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 219 FT
33.6438°N / 88.4438°W
LOCATION · Columbus, US
WIND
270°5 kt
KCBM · 219 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 25
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 270°/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 KCBM 111455Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 31/25 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP179 T03110247 58001 $
KCBM · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 270° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 5 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
WIND
270°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
31C★
HDG 310°
H4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 12,004'
31R
HDG 310°
H4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
8,001'
31L
HDG 310°
H4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
6,320'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
13C
HDG 130°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
13L
HDG 130°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
13R
HDG 130°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,219 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
+1,781 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV219 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT77 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS
(Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:53ZSUNRISE
18:00ZSOLAR NOON
01:07ZSUNSET
01:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:07Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 00m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:36Z (10h 28m)
DAY LENGTH14h 14m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:18Z
MOONSET22:33Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGTR
VFR
Golden Triangle Regional Airport · Columbus/W Point/Starkville
- WIND
- 250° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM SW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KM40
VFR
Monroe County Airport · Aberdeen
- WIND
- 220° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
KSTF
VFR
George M Bryan Airport · Starkville
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SW
- AGE
- 32m ago
KTUP
VFR
Tupelo Regional Airport · Tupelo
- WIND
- 240° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM NW
- AGE
- 14m ago
KLMS
VFR
Louisville Winston County Airport · Louisville
- WIND
- VRB / 4 ktG10
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
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