// Station · 2m ago

KEKY

Bessemer Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 090° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,000 ft

T/Td 24.4°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 700 FT

33.3129°N / 86.9259°W

LOCATION · Bessemer, US

WIND

090°3 kt

KEKY · 700 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN020

LAYERS

BKN020 BKN027

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,000 ft. Light winds at 090°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 2,000 ft, and broken at 2,700 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KEKY 142356Z AUTO 09003KT 10SM BKN020 BKN027 24/23 A3007 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLP154 60001 T02440228 10289 20239 50003 $

KEKY · day 14 at 23:56 UTC · wind from 090° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 2,000 ft · broken layer at 2,700 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

090°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 6,007'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 6,007'

Pattern altitude: 1,700 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

1,800FT

+1,100 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV700 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT547 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV (Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN027

Broken · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN020

Broken · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,023 ft VFR MARGIN-1,000 ft

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

10:49ZSUNRISE

17:54ZSOLAR NOON

00:59ZSUNSET

01:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:27Z (1h 29m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:59Z MOONSET01:09Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KEET

VFR → IFR 06Z

Shelby County Airport · Alabaster

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT080
DIST: 11 NM SE
AGE: 5m ago

KBHM

VFR → IFR 06Z

Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 17 NM NE
AGE: 5m ago

KSCD

VFR

Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport · Sylacauga

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT019
DIST: 32 NM E
AGE: 23m ago

KTCL

MVFR → VFR 00Z

Tuscaloosa National Airport · Tuscaloosa

WIND: CALM
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 35 NM W
AGE: 5m ago

KPLR

VFR

St Clair County Airport · Pell City

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 37 NM NE
AGE: 3m ago

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