// Station · 17m ago
KCTB
Cut Bank International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.1°C / 9.4°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 3,854 FT
48.6087°N / 112.3782°W
LOCATION · Cut Bank, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KCTB · 3,854 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 9
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 111456Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/09 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP086 T02110094 50004
KCTB · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
05
HDG 050°
—CALM
——
5,300'
23
HDG 230°
—CALM
——
5,300'
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
5,300'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
5,300'
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 +14°C
5,500FT
+1,646 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,854 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT3,881 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBTM
(Bert Mooney Airport, Butte, elev 5,550 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+55%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-17%
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
CURRENT15:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:12Z (12h 59m)
DAY LENGTH15h 51m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:06Z
MOONSET00:57Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KSBX
VFR
Shelby Airport · Shelby
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM E
- AGE
- 18m ago
CYQL
VFR
Lethbridge County Airport · Lethbridge
- WIND
- 220° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 64 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
KGPI
VFR
Glacier Park International Airport · Kalispell
- WIND
- 160° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 77 NM W
- AGE
- 18m ago
KGTF
VFR
Great Falls International Airport · Great Falls
- WIND
- 200° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 79 NM SE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KGFA
VFR
Malmstrom Air Force Base · Great Falls
- WIND
- 250° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN150
- DIST
- 82 NM SE
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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