// Station · 8m ago
KEKY
Bessemer Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.9°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 700 FT
33.3129°N / 86.9259°W
LOCATION · Bessemer, US
WIND
210°5 kt
KEKY · 700 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 22
ALTIM
29.90"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 210°/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 KEKY 302056Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 29/22 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP096 6//// T02890217 57015 PNO $
KEKY · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 210° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 210° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
210°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H5 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,007'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
05
HDG 050°
T5 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
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 +15°C
2,600FT
+1,900 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV700 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT718 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMKJ
(Mountain Empire Airport, Rural Retreat, elev 2,558 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
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-6)
10:41ZSUNRISE
17:46ZSOLAR NOON
00:52ZSUNSET
01:20ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 47m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:20Z (4h 16m)
DAY LENGTH14h 10m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:11Z
MOONSET12:21Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KEET
VFR
→
IFR
08Z
Shelby County Airport · Alabaster
- WIND
- 200° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW032
- DIST
- 11 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KBHM
VFR
→
IFR
08Z
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham
- WIND
- 320° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 17 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KSCD
VFR
Merkel Field Sylacauga Municipal Airport · Sylacauga
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT100
- DIST
- 32 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
KTCL
VFR
→
IFR
09Z
Tuscaloosa National Airport · Tuscaloosa
- WIND
- 190° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 35 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KPLR
VFR
St Clair County Airport · Pell City
- WIND
- 220° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW032
- DIST
- 37 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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