// Station · 57m ago

KCBM

Columbus Air Force Base

CAT IFR

WIND 110° / 5 kt

VIS 3.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 500 ft

T/Td 23°C / 22.5°C

ALTIM 29.95 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 219 FT

33.6438°N / 88.4438°W

LOCATION · Columbus, US

WIND

110°5 kt

KCBM · 219 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/5

VIS

3.0 SM

CEILING

OVC005

LAYERS

OVC005

T / Td

23 / 23

ALTIM

29.95"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 500 ft. Light winds at 110°/5 kt, visibility 3.0 SM, overcast at 500 ft. Reported weather: BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KCBM 271055Z 11005KT 3SM BR OVC005 23/23 A2995 RMK AO2A VIS 4V5 SLP142 T02300225 $

KCBM · day 27 at 10:55 UTC · wind from 110° at 5 kt · visibility 3.0 SM · overcast at 500 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · weather: BR · sea-level pressure 1014.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

110°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

13C★ HDG 130° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,004'

13L HDG 130° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT 8,001'

13R HDG 130° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT 6,320'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

31C HDG 310° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

31R HDG 310° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

31L HDG 310° T5 kt X2 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 +8°C

1,200FT

+981 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV219 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT187 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLOZ (London-Corbin Airport/Magee Field, London, elev 1,212 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC005

Overcast · base 500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL11,835 ft VFR MARGIN-2,500 ft

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

10:47ZSUNRISE

17:52ZSOLAR NOON

00:57ZSUNSET

01:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:25Z (13h 32m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:32Z MOONSET09:41Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KGTR

LIFR → MVFR 15Z

Golden Triangle Regional Airport · Columbus/W Point/Starkville

WIND: 170° / 6 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 14 NM SW
AGE: 34m ago

KTUP

IFR → MVFR 15Z

Tupelo Regional Airport · Tupelo

WIND: 190° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 41 NM NW
AGE: 59m ago

KTCL

LIFR → IFR 12Z

Tuscaloosa National Airport · Tuscaloosa

WIND: 160° / 3 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC004
DIST: 49 NM SE
AGE: 29m ago

KNMM

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field · Lauderdale

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC011
DIST: 66 NM S
AGE: 56m ago

KUOX

IFR

University Oxford Airport · Oxford

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN008
DIST: 70 NM NW
AGE: 17m ago

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