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// Station · 17m ago

KFBG

Simmons Army Air Field
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.5°C / 22.5°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 244 FT
35.1318°N / 78.9367°W
LOCATION · Fort Bragg, US
N
WIND
270°5 kt
KFBG · 244 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KFBG 111255Z AUTO 27005KT 10SM CLR 29/23 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02850225 $

KFBG · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 270° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
270°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
28 HDG 280° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,121'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
10 HDG 100° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,244 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

1,800FT
+1,556 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
3,500 2,300 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV244 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT162 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP (Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,638 FT KFBG ELEV · 244 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,638 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:11ZSUNRISE
17:22ZSOLAR NOON
00:33ZSUNSET
01:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:02Z (11h 49m) DAY LENGTH14h 21m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:33Z MOONSET21:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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