// Station · 8m ago
KLBF
North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.9°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 2,777 FT
41.1262°N / 100.6840°W
LOCATION · North Platte, US
WIND
130°5 kt
KLBF · 2,777 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 18
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 130°/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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METAR KLBF 111353Z AUTO 13005KT 10SM CLR 24/18 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP172 T02390183 $
KLBF · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 130° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
130°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 8,001'
17
HDG 170°
H4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
4,436'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
30
HDG 300°
T5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,777 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 +14°C
4,300FT
+1,523 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,777 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT2,573 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSNY
(Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field, Sidney, elev 4,313 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+43%
-30%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+30%
-19%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+17%
-13%
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-7)
11:21ZSUNRISE
18:49ZSOLAR NOON
02:17ZSUNSET
02:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 15m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:50Z (12h 48m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:44Z
MOONSET23:40Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLXN
MVFR
Jim Kelly Field · Lexington
- WIND
- 230° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KOGA
VFR
Ogallala Municipal Airport Searle Field · Ogallala
- WIND
- 160° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KGGF
VFR
Grant Municipal Airport · Grant
- WIND
- 180° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KTIF
VFR
Thomas County Airport · Thedford
- WIND
- 190° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KBBW
VFR
Broken Bow Municipal Airport · Broken Bow
- WIND
- 190° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM E
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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