// Station · 29m ago
KCTB
Cut Bank International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17.2°C / 8.9°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 3,854 FT
48.6087°N / 112.3782°W
LOCATION · Cut Bank, US
WIND
310°5 kt
KCTB · 3,854 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 9
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 310°/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 KCTB 111356Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 17/09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP089 T01720089
KCTB · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 310° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 310° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
310°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
32★
HDG 320°
H5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,300'
23
HDG 230°
H1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
5,300'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
05
HDG 050°
T1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
14
HDG 140°
T5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,854 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 +10°C
5,100FT
+1,246 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,854 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT3,881 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K7S6
(White Sulphur Springs Airport, White Sulphur Springs, elev 5,061 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+51%
-36%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+36%
-23%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+20%
-15%
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-7)
11:40ZSUNRISE
19:36ZSOLAR NOON
03:31ZSUNSET
04:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:25Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 06m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:12Z (13h 46m)
DAY LENGTH15h 51m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:04Z
MOONSET00:56Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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