// 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
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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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
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
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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
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
// 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
KPOB
VFR
Pope Field · Fort Bragg
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 4 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KFAY
VFR
Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis Field · Fayetteville
- WIND
- 250° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 9 NM S
- AGE
- 19m ago
KHRJ
VFR
Harnett Regional Jetport Airport · Erwin
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KSOP
VFR
Moore County Airport · Carthage
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
KHFF
VFR
Mackall Army Air Field · Hoffman
- WIND
- 270° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
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