// Station · 57m ago
KLBF
North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 16.7°C / 12.2°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 2,777 FT
41.1262°N / 100.6840°W
LOCATION · North Platte, US
WIND
100°7 kt
KLBF · 2,777 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 12
ALTIM
29.95"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 100°/7 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 270853Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM CLR 17/12 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP113 T01670122 53002
KLBF · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 100° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.3 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
100°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H7 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 8,001'
17
HDG 170°
H2 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T2 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
30
HDG 300°
T7 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
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 +7°C
3,600FT
+823 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,777 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+7°C
PRESSURE ALT2,745 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCDR
(Chadron Municipal Airport, Chadron, elev 3,297 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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)
11:16ZSUNRISE
18:41ZSOLAR NOON
02:06ZSUNSET
02:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 15m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:38Z (16h 48m)
DAY LENGTH14h 49m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE19:57Z
MOONSET10:46Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
KMCK
VFR
McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport · McCook
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 55 NM S
- AGE
- 57m ago
KEAR
VFR
Kearney Regional Airport · Kearney
- WIND
- 090° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 80 NM E
- AGE
- 54m ago
KVTN
VFR
Miller Field · Valentine
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 104 NM N
- AGE
- 58m ago
KSNY
VFR
Sidney Municipal Airport Lloyd W Carr Field · Sidney
- WIND
- 150° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 104 NM W
- AGE
- 57m ago
KGRI
VFR
Central Nebraska Regional Airport · Grand Island
- WIND
- 150° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 108 NM E
- AGE
- 57m ago
// Area map · 120 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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