// Station · 19m ago

KLBB

Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 20,000 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 14.4°C

ALTIM 30.14 inHg

ELEV 3,282 FT

33.6636°N / 101.8230°W

LOCATION · Lubbock, US

WIND

050°4 kt

KLBB · 3,282 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN200

LAYERS

BKN200

T / Td

24 / 14

ALTIM

30.14"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 20,000 ft. Light winds at 050°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 20,000 ft. 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 KLBB 111253Z 05004KT 10SM BKN200 24/14 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02390144 $

KLBB · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 050° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 20,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

050°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

17R HDG 170° —CALM —— 11,500'

35L HDG 350° —CALM —— 11,500'

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 8,003'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 8,003'

17L HDG 170° —CALM —— 2,891'

35R HDG 350° —CALM —— 2,891'

Pattern altitude: 4,282 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 +15°C

4,900FT

+1,618 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,282 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT3,061 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMRF (Marfa Municipal Airport, Marfa, elev 4,849 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+49%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN200

Broken · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING20,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,353 ft VFR MARGIN+17,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:46ZSUNRISE

18:53ZSOLAR NOON

02:01ZSUNSET

02:29ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:29Z (13h 17m) DAY LENGTH14h 14m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:08Z MOONSET23:22Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KLLN

VFR

Levelland Municipal Airport · Levelland

WIND: 110° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM W
AGE: 17m ago

KPVW

VFR

Hale County Airport · Plainview

WIND: 170° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM N
AGE: 22m ago

KE57

VFR

Denver City Airport · Denver City

WIND: 090° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 66 NM SW
AGE: 17m ago

KGNC

VFR

Gaines County Airport · Seminole

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 72 NM SW
AGE: 17m ago

KSNK

VFR

Winston Field · Snyder

WIND: 170° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 73 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

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