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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,800 1,950 1,100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,926 FT KCBM ELEV · 219 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,926 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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