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// Station · 34m ago

KIFP

Laughlin Bullhead International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 12 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 39°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 701 FT
35.1547°N / 114.5593°W
LOCATION · Bullhead City, US
N
WIND
160°12 kt
KIFP · 701 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/12
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
39 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/12 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 KIFP 111847Z 16012KT 20SM CLR 39/12 A2985

KIFP · day 11 at 18:47 UTC · wind from 160° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 39°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 12 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
160°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
16 HDG 160° H12 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 8,501'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
34 HDG 340° T12 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,701 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 +26°C

3,800FT
+3,099 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
5,100 3,850 2,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV701 FT OAT+39°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT769 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCFT (Greenlee County Airport, Clifton, elev 3,798 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+38%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%

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 · 20,398 FT KIFP ELEV · 701 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL20,398 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:33ZSUNRISE
19:44ZSOLAR NOON
02:55ZSUNSET
03:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:25Z (8h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE10:08Z MOONSET00:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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