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// Station · 12m ago

KIFP

Laughlin Bullhead International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 10 kt G18
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 40°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 701 FT
35.1547°N / 114.5593°W
LOCATION · Bullhead City, US
N
WIND
220°10 kt
KIFP · 701 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/10G18
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
40 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.83"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 220°/10 kt, gusting 18. 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 111947Z 22010G18KT 10SM CLR 40/12 A2983

KIFP · day 11 at 19:47 UTC · wind from 220° at 10 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 40°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 10 ktG18
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
220°10G18 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
16 HDG 160° H5 kt X9 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,501'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
34 HDG 340° T5 kt X9 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 +27°C

4,000FT
+3,299 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
5,100 3,850 2,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV701 FT OAT+40°C ISA DELTA+27°C PRESSURE ALT790 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KOLS (Nogales International Airport, Nogales, elev 3,955 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+40%
-28%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+28%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%

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 · 20,903 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 LEVEL20,903 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:33ZSUNRISE
19:44ZSOLAR NOON
02:55ZSUNSET
03:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:25Z (7h 25m) DAY LENGTH14h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE10:09Z MOONSET00:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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