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// Station · 16m ago

KL35

Big Bear City Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18.7°C / -1.6°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 6,752 FT
34.2638°N / 116.8560°W
LOCATION · Big Bear, US
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
KL35 · 6,752 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
19 / -2
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.17"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/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 KL35 302215Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 19/M02 A3017 RMK AO2 T01871016 $

KL35 · day 30 at 22:15 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint -2°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
8 HDG 080° CALM 5,850'
26 HDG 260° CALM 5,850'
Pattern altitude: 7,752 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 +17°C

8,500FT
+1,748 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT
9,000 7,400 5,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6,752 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT6,498 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAXX (Angel Fire Airport, Angel Fire, elev 8,380 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+85%
-60%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+60%
-38%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+34%
-26%

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 · 16,196 FT KL35 ELEV · 6,752 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,196 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:38ZSUNRISE
19:46ZSOLAR NOON
02:54ZSUNSET
03:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:31Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:22Z (4h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE00:11Z MOONSET14:26Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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