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// Station · 16m ago

KIFP

Laughlin Bullhead International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 190° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 2°C
ALTIM 29.69 inHg
ELEV 701 FT
35.1547°N / 114.5593°W
LOCATION · Bullhead City, US
N
WIND
190°5 kt
KIFP · 701 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
20 / 2
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.69"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/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 KIFP 271355Z AUTO 19005KT 10SM CLR 20/02 A2969 RMK AO2

KIFP · day 27 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 190° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 29.69" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
190°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
16 HDG 160° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,501'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
34 HDG 340° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT
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 +7°C

1,700FT
+999 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
4,200 2,700 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV701 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT929 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KIWA (Mesa Gateway Airport, Mesa, elev 1,382 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-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 · 10,802 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 LEVEL10,802 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:28ZSUNRISE
19:36ZSOLAR NOON
02:45ZSUNSET
03:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:14Z (13h 02m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE21:18Z MOONSET11:34Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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