// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KEED
VFR
Needles Airport · Needles
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM S
- AGE
- 3m ago
KIGM
VFR
Kingman Airport · Kingman
- WIND
- 240° / 15 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 8m ago
KHII
VFR
Lake Havasu City Airport · Lake Havasu City
- WIND
- VRB / 3 ktG11
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM S
- AGE
- 24m ago
KHND
VFR
Henderson Executive Airport · Las Vegas
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 57 NM NW
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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